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Successful medical management of a patient with an aortic endograft infection presenting with peri-graft air and peri-aortic fluid collection
- Source :
- Annals of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports and Innovations, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 100256- (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2024.
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Abstract
- Aortic endograft infections represent a rare but serious complication of EVAR. This case report presents a 73-year-old male with a history of an EVAR 6-years prior presenting with back pain. The patient was found to have peri‑graft air and peri-aortic inflammatory changes with a small fluid collection on imaging and successfully treated with antibiotics.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 27726878
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Annals of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports and Innovations
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.58619650bf4441359061a4eaa931339e
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsurg.2024.100256