Abstract
A 78-year-old man presented with a 7-cm aneurysm in the left superficial femoral artery, which was considered unfit and anatomically unsuitable for conven- tional open surgery for multiple comorbidities. The patient was treated with stent-graft [Viabhan stent-graft (WL Gore and Associates, Flagstaff, AZ)]. Two years from stent-graft implantation, the patient presented a purulent secretion and a spontaneous external expulsion through a fistulous channel. No claudication symptoms or hemorrhagic signs were present. The pus and device cultures were positive for Staphylococcus aureus sensitive to piperacillin/tazobac- tam. Patient management consisted of fistula drainage, systemic antibiotic therapy, and daily wound dressing. At 1-month follow-up, the wound was closed. To our knowl- edge, this is the first case of this type of stent-graft com- plication presenting with external expulsion.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 1299-1302 |
Numero di pagine | 4 |
Rivista | CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY |
Volume | 37 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Published - 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
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- ???subjectarea.asjc.2700.2741???
- ???subjectarea.asjc.2700.2705???