Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8653233 | Annals of Vascular Surgery | 2018 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
We describe a case of an infected popliteal artery stent with septic emboli presenting 6Â years after peripheral vascular intervention for intermittent claudication. Management included resection of the stent and popliteal artery and revascularization by femoral-popliteal bypass with autogenous vein. This case demonstrates that peripheral stent infections can develop years after intervention. We performed an English-language PubMed literature review of arterial peripheral vascular stent infections on using the search term, “Non-coronary stent or stent graft infection from 1966 to present.” Written informed consent was obtained for publication.
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Authors
Greg H. Whitcher, Daniel J. Bertges, Mrinal Shukla,