Peripheral Seeding of Mycotic Aneurysms from an Infected Aortic Stent Graft

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 684-686

  Parkinson, T J ^a   Rosales, C ^a   Wyatt, M G ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Aortic endograft; Aortic stent; Mycotic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BYPASS SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DACRON IMPLANT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCULAR ANEURYSM; STENT; TIBIAL ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANEURYSM, INFECTED; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; STENTS; TIBIAL ARTERIES; TIME FACTORS; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 34247582732     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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