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Case Reports
. 2025 Apr;55(4):359-361.
doi: 10.4070/kcj.2024.0388.

Delayed Infected Viabahn Stent Graft With Abscess Formation in Superficial Femoral Artery

Ji Woong Roh #  1 , Motoki Yasunaga #  2 , Osamu Iida  3 , Donghoon Choi  4 , Taku Toyoshima  2 , Sakurako Nagahori  2 , Yusuke Ki  5 , Naoya Kurata  6
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Delayed Infected Viabahn Stent Graft With Abscess Formation in Superficial Femoral Artery

Ji Woong Roh et al. Korean Circ J. 2025 Apr.
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Figure 1
Figure 1. Clinical, radiologic, and surgical findings of delayed Viabahn stent graft infection with abscess formation in the superficial femoral artery. (A) Swelling of the right thigh. (B) Non-contrast angiography revealed a deformed curvature of the Viabahn stent graft. (C) Digital subtraction angiography showing good blood flow and patency of the previously placed Viabahn stent graft. (D) Computed tomography scan revealing abscess formation near the Viabahn stent graft. (E) The Viabahn stent graft removed via a surgical approach. (F) Significant inflammatory material and necrotic tissue observed around the Viabahn stent graft.
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