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Diagnostic Imaging in Vascular Graft Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2018
BACKGROUND Vascular graft infection (VGI), a serious complication in vascular surgery, has a high morbidity and mortality rate. The diagnosis is complicated by non-specific symptoms and challenged by the variable accuracy of different imaging techniques.
Andor W J M Glaudemans, Gerdine von Meijenfeldt, Maarten van der Laan   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

An unexpected case of Bartonella alsatica prosthetic vascular graft infection. [PDF]

Infect Drug Resist, 2019
Bartonella alsatica is a wild rabbit pathogen causing bacteremia rarely reported in humans, with only three cases published so far, including one lymphadenitis and two endocarditis cases.
Puges M, Ménard A, Berard X, Geneviève M, Pinaquy JB, Edouard S, Pereyre S, Cazanave C.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Graft versus histoplasma disease: A case of vascular graft infection [PDF]

IDCases
Histoplasma vascular graft infection (VGI) is rarely reported, with only a handful of instances documented in the existing literature. Reporting Histoplasma VGI cases is important as they demonstrate previous treatment strategies and their outcomes.
Racha Ghoussaini, Omar Abu Saleh, Hussam Tabaja   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

18F-FDG PET in the Diagnosis of Vascular Prosthetic Graft Infection: A Diagnostic Test Accuracy Meta-Analysis

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2019
BACKGROUND For the diagnosis of vascular prosthetic graft infection (VPGI), an intra-operative peri-graft biopsy is often required. Controversy exists regarding the use of imaging techniques in the diagnostic process.
George A Antoniou, Stavros Athanasios Antoniou, Nikolaos Kontopodis   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Endogenous Bacterial Endophthalmitis Secondary to Prosthetic Vascular Graft Infection [PDF]

Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports
Prosthetic vascular graft infection is a rare but serious complication that can cause bloodstream dissemination and bacterial endophthalmitis. We report the case of a 79-year-old woman who experienced bacterial endophthalmitis secondary to thoracic ...
Sonoko Eizawa, MD, Satoru Eizawa, MD, Masumi Tanabe, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Tanaka, MD, PhD   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Evaluation of vascular graft infection following Bentall surgery using 18F‐FDG PET/CT scan: A pediatric case report [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message After a Bentall surgery, there is a small chance of developing a serious complication called vascular graft infection. 18F‐FDG PET/CT, a new and accurate diagnostic tool, can help detect it early, especially if the symptoms are ...
Mehrosadat Alavi, Maryam Abdinejad, Mehdi Rezaei, Alireza Moaref   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Sonication of Vascular Grafts and Endografts to Diagnose Vascular Graft Infection: a Head-To-Head Comparison with Conventional Culture and Its Clinical Impact. [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Marleen van Oosten, Gro Vlaspolder   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Use of a Silver-Impregnated Vascular Graft: Single-Center Experience

Antibiotics, 2022
Introduction: Vascular graft infection is a life threatening situation with significant morbidity and mortality. Bacterial graft infection can lead to false aneurysms, bleeding and sepsis.
Jiri Molacek, Vladislav Treska, Karel Houdek, Václav Opatrný, Bohuslav Certik, Jan Baxa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Validation of the Management of Aortic Graft Infection Collaboration (MAGIC) Criteria for the Diagnosis of Vascular Graft/Endograft Infection: Results from the Prospective Vascular Graft Cohort Study.

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2021
OBJECTIVE The timely management of vascular graft/endograft infection (VGEI) is crucial to a favourable outcome, yet can be challenging as there is no validated gold standard diagnostic test.
A. Anagnostopoulos, F. Mayer, B. Ledergerber, Judith Bergada-Pijuan, L. Husmann, C. Mestres, Z. Rancic, B. Hasse   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Silver-coated dacron prosthesis in the treatment of infection in arterial surgery: Case reports [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2008
INTRODUCTION Although the incidence is low, infection of prosthetic vascular graft bears a high incidence of serious complications including 25-75% mortality rate and 40-75% limb loss.
Nenezić Dragoslav, Matić Predrag, Gajin Predrag, Ilijevski Nenad, Popov Petar, Jocić Dario, Miličić Miroslav, Radak Đorđe   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source