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Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2, July 2009

Bio-synthetic Graft Repair of Mycotic Aneurysm of the Common Femoral Artery

Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, The Great Western Hospital, Swindon, UK

Received 18 September 2008; accepted 7 November 2008. published online 12 May 2009.

Abstract 

Mycotic aneurysms of the common femoral artery are rare. They usually occur in intravenous (IV) drug abusers using the femoral vessels for injection. Treatment options are limited due to high graft-infection rates. We describe the first use of a bio-synthetic graft, ilio-femoral bypass, for an infected aneurysm caused by an IV drug abuse.

Keywords: Mycotic aneurysms, Intravenous drug abuse, Bio-synthetic graft (Omniflow II)

 

PII: S1533-3167(08)00030-7

doi:10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2008.11.003

Refers to article:

  • Biosynthetic Graft Repair of Mycotic Aneurysm of the Common Femoral Artery , 11 May 2009

    A. Chaudhry, R. Shetty, S. Crimmin, R. Singh-Ranger
    European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery July 2009 (Vol. 38, Issue 1, Page 136)

EJVES Extra
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2, July 2009

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