FEMORAL ARTERY PSEUDOANEURYSM; EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY LIGATION AND LOCAL DEBRIDEMENT. A SAFE TREATMENT OPTION FOR INFECTED FEMORAL ARTERY PSEUDOANEURYSM IN INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSERS.

Akhtar, Naveed; Ullah, Shafeq; Sabir, Muhammad

Introduction: "Mycotic aneurysms are defined as a localized, irreversible dilation of an artery due to destruction of the vessel wall by infection." Intravenous (IV) drug abuse is an increasing social and health problem. Repeated punctures under septic conditions along with needle sharing habits among IV drug abusers result in various vascular complications. In addition, patients who present with these complications frequently have viral infections, which are hazardous to healthcare workers. Objectives: With these existing controversies of optimal surgical management of infected femoral artery pseudo aneurysm, we reviewed our surgical technique used for their treatment and their clinical outcome, in a population of IV drug abusers of Rahim Yar Khan. Study Design: Retrospective, descriptive study. Setting: Sheikh Zayed Medical College/Hospital Rahim Yar Khan. Period: 2 years from 1-1-2015 to 31-12-2016. Material & Methods: Total 10 patients were included in this study. All patients were managed and operated in emergency ward. In all the patients we performed first external iliac ligation and then excision of the sac and debridement of the wound. The protocol of this study has been approved by the ethical committee of the hospital. Results: In this 2 years study, 10 patients were managed. Mean age was 22.5 years and age range from 18-28 years. All patients were young males and belong to low socioeconomic status. The duration of IV drug abuse was 2-3 years. A self-injection was the commonest mode of injection. All the infected femoral pseudo aneurysms were on the right side. 5 patients were hepatitis C virus (HCV) ve and 4 patients were hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) positive. Only one patient was human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive. Five patients presented with oozing pulsating mass and 5 patients with infected pulsatile mass. Right leg was survived in all the patients. There was no amputation. Conclusion: Ligation of the external iliac artery first then excision and debridement of the infected femoral artery pseudo aneurysms seems to be a safe procedure in IV drug abusers with low morbidity and no mortality. There was no amputation of the limb.

FEMORAL artery; INTRAVENOUS drug abuse; FALSE aneurysms; THERAPEUTICS; DISEASES

Professional Medical Journal, 2018, Vol 25, Issue 8, p1138

1024-8919

Academic Journal

10.29309/tpmj/2018.25.08.36