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Case Reports
. 2007 Aug;34(2):191-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.03.003. Epub 2007 May 2.

Aortic endograft infection: open surgical management with endograft preservation

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Aortic endograft infection: open surgical management with endograft preservation

S J Hulin et al. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2007 Aug.
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Abstract

Introduction: We report successful management of aortic endograft infection without graft explantation or extra-anatomic bypass.

Report: A 66 year-old male who had undergone endovascular repair of an aortic aneurysm presented with abdominal pain and raised inflammatory markers following embolisation of a type-2 'endoleak'. CT scanning revealed a left psoas fluid collection. Endograft infection was diagnosed. Following failure of CT-guided drainage and conservative management, surgical drainage with irrigation drain placement was undertaken with preservation of the endograft. There was no evidence of recurrent infection after follow-up at 30 months.

Discussion: Aortic endograft infection may be managed without endograft removal and extra-anatomic bypass.

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