[Chronic abdominal aortic graft infection : Detection with 18F-FDG-PET/CT]. / Chronischer zentraler Gefässprotheseninfekt : Nachweis durch (18)F-FDG-PET/CT.
Chirurg
; 81(7): 653-6, 2010 Jul.
Article
in De
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20186379
ABSTRACT
A 67-year-old male patient presented with recurrent fever and septic emboli due to an aorto-duodenal fistula after previous aortobiiliac bypass grafting with suspected graft infection. Imaging by ultrasound, computed tomography scan (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could not confirm graft infection. A scan using 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-[18F]-d-glucose positron emission tomography CT (18F-FDG-PET/CT) revealed a pathological uptake. The bifurcated graft was removed und revascularization was performed by axillobifemoral bypass grafting. The clinical role of CT scanning with 18F-FDG-PET/CT is discussed including a review of the recent literature.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Aorta, Abdominal
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Aortic Diseases
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Postoperative Complications
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Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
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Klebsiella Infections
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Blood Vessel Prosthesis
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Vascular Fistula
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Intestinal Fistula
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Prosthesis-Related Infections
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
De
Journal:
Chirurg
Year:
2010
Type:
Article