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Surgical management of infected endovascular aortic stent graft secondary to Coxiella burnetii infection.

Sai KondaDaniel IhnatPaul Orecchia
Published in: Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques (2024)
The management of an endograft infection with Coxiella burnetti (Q fever) is presented. In this case report, we describe a unique case of an endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) that was originally placed for a 6.4-cm abdominal aortic aneurysm with an aorto-left renal vein fistula. In retrospect, the abdominal aortic aneurysm was most likely infected at the time of EVAR. The patient presented 2 years later with a virulent infection of the stent graft requiring explantation and reconstruction. This case highlights surgical management of an infected EVAR with homograft reconstruction and subsequent antibiotic management.
Keyphrases
  • abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • case report
  • aortic dissection
  • heart failure
  • aortic valve
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • atrial fibrillation
  • pulmonary arterial hypertension