Surgical Treatment for an Endovascular Stent Infection in the Descending Aorta / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌
Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 33-36, 2006.
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in Japanese
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| ID: wpr-367140
ABSTRACT
We report a rare case with infection of a stent-graft. A 82-year-old man, who had undergone endovascular stent grafting to repair the descending aortic aneurysm 2 years previously, was admitted with high-grade fever. The blood culture detected methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA). Endoleak due to stent-graft infection was diagnosed and operation for synthetic graft replacement was performed. The synthetic graft was infiltrated in Rifampicin prior to the graft replacement to prevent re-infection. Additionally, the graft was covered with the greater omentum. He was discharged on the 45th day after surgery without any problems. One year follow-up showed no sign of re-infection of the graft.
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Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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2006
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