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| العنوان: |
Abdominal aorta aneurysm endograft infection mimicking bacteraemic urinary tract infection. |
| المؤلفون: |
Papazoglou, N.1, Samarkos, M.1 msamarkos@med.uoa.gr, Vergadis, C.2, Cholongitas, E.1 |
| المصدر: |
Hippokratia. 2021, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p91-93. 3p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*ABDOMINAL aortic aneurysms, *ABDOMINAL aorta, *REVASCULARIZATION (Surgery), *DISEASE relapse, *INFECTION, *LIVER abscesses, *URINARY tract infections |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Endograft infection complicating endovascular aneurysm repairs is infrequent and presents various symptoms and findings, the most common being abdominal pain, fever, fatigue, and gastrointestinal bleeding. Description of the case: A 75-year-old male patient with endovascular graft infection presented with a three-day history of fever and was initially misdiagnosed as a bacteremic urinary tract infection. Due to high surgical risk, a drainage tube was placed, and the patient was treated with intravenous antibiotics for three weeks and then with oral antibiotics for two months. On the six-month follow-up, there were no signs of infection recurrence. Conclusion: Endovascular graft infections generally require antibiotic therapy combined with surgical debridement and revascularization. This case illustrates a successful alternative management strategy with percutaneous drainage of the aortic sac abscess combined with long-term oral antibiotic therapy. This case also underlines the high index of suspicion necessary for the accurate and timely diagnosis and management of endovascular graft infections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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