Stent graft exclusion of a mycotic profunda femoris artery pseudoaneurysm with 2-year follow-up
Bakr, Ahmed Aboubakr-Esedik Harding, James Mahmood, Asif Srinivasamurthy, Devaraj
Bakr, Ahmed Aboubakr-Esedik
Harding, James
Mahmood, Asif
Srinivasamurthy, Devaraj
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2019-06-02
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Mycotic pseudoaneurysms develop at sites of intimal disruption where bacterial invasion occurs. The conventional treatment involves arterial ligation, excision and debridement, followed by a bypass procedure at a later point. Recently, covered stent grafts have been used to treat mycotic arterial aneurysms either as temporary or definitive procedures. However, this is associated with a risk of stent graft infection, recurrence and rupture. There is a paucity of long-term results on the durability of such endovascular stent graft procedures in mycotic arterial pseudoaneurysms. We describe a successful endovascular covered stent repair of a mycotic profunda femoris artery pseudoaneurysm and follow-up of this repair at 2 years.
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BMJ Case Rep . 2019 Jun 2;12(6):e229087
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