[Therapeutical options in partial infected aorto- bifemoral prosthetic grafts].
REVISTA MEDICO-CHIRURGICALA A SOCIETATII DE MEDICI SI NATURALISTI DIN IASI 2003;
107:459-62. [PMID:
14755961]
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Abstract
PURPOSE
To asses the use of synthetic or autologous conduits for the reconstruction of iliofemural sector in the cases of partial, limited infections of aortobifemural prosthetic grafts.
METHOD
We present two cases, both of them with infection recognized at the groin; the first one by a vascular fistula bleeding intermittently, the second by a draining groin sinus with fever and leukocytosis.
RESULTS
The PTFE conduit was the material utilized at the first case and the superficial femoral vein in the second case. The patients presented completed resolution of the infectious signs and symptoms and the revascularisation of the legs was successfully done. Evan with an extra-anatomical bridge or an autogenous material, sometimes is possible to resolve a regional infection of the aortobifemural graft only with a partial resection of one leg of the prosthesis and replacing with another sterile material.
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