Fatal Acute Limb Ischemia Due to Catastrophic Late Endograft Infection and Adjacent Arterial Infection After Endovascular Aneurysm Repair – A Case Report
Endograft infections after EVAR, while rare, can have severe outcomes. Early diagnosis based on symptoms and CT-Scan. In high-grade infections, endograft removal is the gold-standard therapy, with ongoing follow-up post-EVAR being essential for prevention.
Authors
- Ronny Lesmana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7425-915X)
- Teguh Marfen Djajakusumah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6114-2406)
- Jackie Pei Ho
- Birgitta Maria Dewayani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0646-3375)
- Kiki Lukman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9551-0972)
- Herry Herman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0136-9753)
- Putie Hapsari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9310-4524)
Institutions
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital (ID)
- Padjadjaran University (ID)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Vascular Health and Risk Management
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/vhrm.s479304
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Aortic and Vascular Conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00