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- Title
Endovascular stent-grafting for infected iliac artery pseudoaneurysms.
- Authors
Sanada, Junichiro; Matsui, Osamu; Arakawa, Fumitaka; Tawara, Mari; Endo, Tamao; Ito, Hiroshi; Ushijima, Satoshi; Endo, Masamitsu; Ikeda, Masahiro; Miyazu, Katsuyuki
- Abstract
We report two cases of acutely infected pseudoaneurysms of the iliac arteries, successfully treated with endovascular stent-grafting. Two patients underwent stent-graft treatment for erosive rupture of the iliac artery caused by surrounding infection. The first case is that of a 61-year-old man who had undergone Miles' operation for an advanced rectal cancer. Postoperatively, he developed intrapelvic abscess formation, from which methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was cultured, followed by rupture of the right external iliac artery. The second case is that of a 60-year-old man who had a pseudoaneurysm of the left common iliac artery, which was contiguous with a left psoas muscle abscess, from which Streptococcus agalactiae was cultured. Both patients were successfully treated with only a stent-graft and antibiotic therapy, and remained symptom-free 12 months and 10 months later. Although endovascular stent-grafting should not be considered standard therapy for infected aneurysms, our cases suggest that it can result in repair of infected aneurysms even in the uncontrolled active stage.
- Subjects
ANEURYSMS; VASCULAR diseases; ILIAC artery; ARTERIAL diseases; ENDOVASCULAR surgery; SURGICAL stents; SURGICAL instruments
- Publication
CardioVascular & Interventional Radiology, 2005, Vol 28, Issue 1, p83
- ISSN
0174-1551
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00270-004-0005-9