False aneurysm of the axillary artery caused by graft infection: report of a case |
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Authors: | Kazuo Yamamoto Takao Yoshimura Shin-Ichi Ohtani |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mito Saiseikai Hospital, 3-3-10 Futabacho, 311-41 Mito City, Ibaraki, Japan;(2) Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University School of Medicine, 1 Asahimachi-dori, 951 Niigata, Japan |
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Abstract: | A 77-year-old man presented to our hospital following the sudden onset of left subclavicular swelling, 8 years after undergoing subtotal removal of an axillofemoral bypass. Computed tomography revealed a rupture of the left axillary artery with the formation of a false aneurysm. Emergency surgery was performed in the form of an extraanatomic, axillo-axillary bypass with resection of the false aneurysm. Prior to removal of the false aneurysm, the subclavian artery was ligated via a left thoracotomy to minimize blood loss. The pathogen was identified asProteus mirabilis, which is a rare causative organism for prosthetic graft infection. This case report demonstrates that total removal of the graft with revascularization should be performed for graft infections. |
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Keywords: | prosthetic graft infection false aneurysm anastomotic aneurysm extra-anatomic bypass axillofemoral bypass |
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