TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute infection of Viabahn stent graft in the popliteal artery
AU - Gharacholou, S. Michael
AU - Dworak, Marshall
AU - Dababneh, Ala S.
AU - Varatharaj Palraj, Raj
AU - Roskos, Michael C.
AU - Chapman, Scott C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Author(s)
PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - Peripheral stents are increasingly used for treatment of peripheral arterial disease, yet all implanted devices are potentially at risk for infection. We describe a 51-year-old man who underwent stenting in the femoropopliteal artery and presented 3 days later with leg pain, fever, and evidence of peripheral stigmata of embolization. Blood cultures grew methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and remained persistently positive despite antibiotic therapy. At surgical exploration, the popliteal artery had essentially been disintegrated by the infection, with only visible stent graft maintaining arterial continuity. Acute stent graft infections are rare and must be managed promptly to reduce morbidity.
AB - Peripheral stents are increasingly used for treatment of peripheral arterial disease, yet all implanted devices are potentially at risk for infection. We describe a 51-year-old man who underwent stenting in the femoropopliteal artery and presented 3 days later with leg pain, fever, and evidence of peripheral stigmata of embolization. Blood cultures grew methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and remained persistently positive despite antibiotic therapy. At surgical exploration, the popliteal artery had essentially been disintegrated by the infection, with only visible stent graft maintaining arterial continuity. Acute stent graft infections are rare and must be managed promptly to reduce morbidity.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jvscit.2017.02.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jvscit.2017.02.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85028395633
SN - 2352-667X
VL - 3
SP - 69
EP - 73
JO - Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
JF - Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
IS - 2
ER -