Endarterectomy of the common and profunda femoris is currently performed for treatment of atherosclerotic lesions involving femoral bifurcation. Misperception of surgical risk in terms of morbidity and mortality has induced the trend to extend the indication for treatment to patients with mild symptoms at presentation, at the cost of unnecessary increased complication rate and mortality risk, which persists even after patient discharge. We report the case of a giant infected femoral pseudoaneurysm occurring in a 74-year-old patient, previously treated with femoral artery endarterectomy with prosthetic patch closure because of mild claudication. Surgically managed with en block resection and autologous vein reconstruction, his postoperatory course was further complicated by fatal sepsis. Complications for femoral artery endarterectomy, including infectious and fatal events, need a close follow-up of these patients to promptly diagnose and treat any event which may occur, preventing its evolution to more challenging and potentially life-threatening clinical scenario.
When less invasive causes major sequelae. A dramatic evolution of an infected common femoral artery patch / Silvestri, Valeria; Meneghini, Simona; Grande, R.; Sterpetti, A. V.; Serra, R.; Mingoli, A.; Sapienza, P.. - In: ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY. - ISSN 0890-5096. - (2019). [10.1016/j.avsg.2019.04.045]
When less invasive causes major sequelae. A dramatic evolution of an infected common femoral artery patch
SILVESTRI, Valeria;MENEGHINI, SIMONA;Grande R.;Sterpetti A. V.;Mingoli A.;Sapienza P.
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2019
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Endarterectomy of the common and profunda femoris is currently performed for treatment of atherosclerotic lesions involving femoral bifurcation. Misperception of surgical risk in terms of morbidity and mortality has induced the trend to extend the indication for treatment to patients with mild symptoms at presentation, at the cost of unnecessary increased complication rate and mortality risk, which persists even after patient discharge. We report the case of a giant infected femoral pseudoaneurysm occurring in a 74-year-old patient, previously treated with femoral artery endarterectomy with prosthetic patch closure because of mild claudication. Surgically managed with en block resection and autologous vein reconstruction, his postoperatory course was further complicated by fatal sepsis. Complications for femoral artery endarterectomy, including infectious and fatal events, need a close follow-up of these patients to promptly diagnose and treat any event which may occur, preventing its evolution to more challenging and potentially life-threatening clinical scenario.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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