Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2004 Oct;37(10):880-883.

A Case of Surgical Treatment of the Abdominal Aortic Graft Infection with Bilateral Superficial Femoral Vein

• Cho KJ
• Woo JS
• Bang JH

Abstract

The graft infection within the abdomen is a notorious condition, which usually develops serious complications of anastomotic rupture or distal embolism that ended in death. There has been many controversies in the treatment of an aortobiiliac graft infection and varying results have been reported. The authors treated a case of aortobiiliac graft infection after abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. The operation was performed with re-aortobiiliac bypass using bilateral superficial femoral veins. The result was successful.

Keyword

Prosthesis; Prosthesis, infection; Vein grafts

MeSH Terms

Abdomen
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
Embolism
Femoral Vein*
Prostheses and Implants
Rupture
Transplants*