Aorto-Iliac Stent Graft Infection Complicated by Endotension and Consequent Rupture of the Aneurysmal Sac: a Case Report

Abstract

We present a case report of a bifurcated aorto-iliac stent graft infection two years after implantation. The initial procedure of implantation as well as the patient’s recovery was uneventful. Two years later the patient presented with a growing aneurysmal sac without a detectable endoleak and consequent rupture. Instead of graft explantation, we left the graft in situ and performed thorough debridement and an omentoplasty, because of the poor condition of the patient. A Staphylococcus species grew out of the cultures of the aortic wall. The patient recovered well without persistent infection and is still doing well after 43 months. This conservative approach might be an alternative in patients who are deemed to be at high risk for classic graft explantation and an extra-anatomic bypass or in situ bypass.

Key Words:

• Aortic aneurysm
• endovascular repair
• omentoplasty
• hygroma
• endotension

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W. Van den Eynde1

Dr. W. Van den Eynde, M.D. St Elisabeth Hospital Department of Vascular Surgery Rubenstraat 166 2300 Turnhout, Belgium Tel.: [phone] E-mail: [email protected]