کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5984772 1178616 2012 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Aortic prosthetic graft infection accompanied with esophagomediastinal fistulas: A case report
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی کاردیولوژی و پزشکی قلب و عروق
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Aortic prosthetic graft infection accompanied with esophagomediastinal fistulas: A case report
چکیده انگلیسی

Prosthetic graft infection is difficult to diagnose early, and hence, is associated with high mortality and morbidity rates. A 63-year-old man who had undergone surgical prosthetic replacement for an inflammatory thoracic aortic aneurysm 10 months previously visited our emergency room, complaining of chills, shivering, frequent vomiting, and back pain. He was diagnosed with severe sepsis, and a blood culture detected Streptococcus anginosus and Prevotella oralis. Repeated contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scans of his chest revealed ectopic gas around the graft, and esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed esophageal perforations at several sites. We therefore diagnosed him with aortic prosthetic graft infection accompanied with esophagomediastinal fistulas. He received medical treatment and three operations and recovered from the infection. This is a rare case of aortic prosthetic graft infection accompanied with esophagomediastinal fistulas, and we conclude that repeated CT is useful for identifying the primary infection site and invasion route in patients with suspected aortic prosthetic graft infection.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Cardiology Cases - Volume 6, Issue 2, August 2012, Pages e51-e54
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