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Extracorporeal expulsion of a vascular endograft used to treat a mycotic aneurysm

Extracorporeal expulsion of a vascular endograft used to treat a mycotic aneurysm JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY Patel, T. H., Eggleston, J., Weiss, C. R., Hofmann, L. V. 2004; 15 (10): 1157-1160

Abstract

A 65-year-old woman with a right common iliac artery mycotic aneurysm and an overlying sacral pressure ulcer was treated with placement of a vascular endograft. The mycotic aneurysm was successfully excluded, but 3 months after the procedure, the endograft was expelled through the wound. Fortunately, the patient had minimal clinical sequelae. This case emphasizes the importance of frequent noninvasive imaging of mycotic aneurysms treated with endografts. A rigorous postoperative imaging protocol is proposed based on the current regimen for abdominal aortic aneurysm surveillance after endograft implantation.

View details for DOI 10.1097/01.RVI.0000137403.06053.75

View details for Web of Science ID 000227678700019

View details for PubMedID 15466805