| Management of Inguinal Vascular
Graft Infection by Lateral Femoris Axillo-Popliteal Bypass |
(Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukui Prefectural
Hospital, Fukui, Japan)
| Toshihide Tsukioka |
Shinichirou Yamamoto |
Tamotsu Yasuda |
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A 81-year-old man was referred to
our hospital for treatment of a skin ulcer of the right anterior
crus. After 2 months left common femoral artery-right popliteal
artery bypass, graft infection was occurred and methicillin-sensitive
Staphylococcus aureus was found in the bacterial culture.
The wound was extended in order to decide the extent of graft
infection, but graft healing was totally insufficient. All of
the graft was excised, and right axillo-popliteal bypass using
8mm Bionit graft was performed. The graft was passed through
lateral femoral. Thus, in this case the graft excision was necessary,
but major amputation could be avoided by successful revascularization.
Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 30: 103-105 (2001) |
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