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12218990

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-9-9
pubmed:abstractText
The use of percutaneous angioplasty with subsequent intravascular metallic stent placement has gained increasing acceptance over the past decade. Infections of these stents appear to be uncommon; however, the rarity of this complication may in part be the result of a lack of availability of long-term follow-up data. A number of examples of infected cardiac and peripheral vascular stents have been reported, often with fatal consequences. Herein, we report a 74-year-old woman who underwent subclavian and brachiocephalic artery angioplasty and stent placement for symptomatic stenoses. Six months after the initial intervention, the patient returned with restenosis of the stents and underwent repeat angioplasty to restore full patency. Two weeks later, the patient was readmitted with generalized malaise and multiple erythematous, macular lesions on the right forearm and hand. Blood cultures grew Staphylococcus aureus, and a computed tomographic scan of the chest showed a large brachiocephalic artery pseudoaneurysm with surrounding hematoma. Despite prompt surgical intervention, this complication proved ultimately fatal. Infections of metallic endovascular stents are potentially life-threatening complications and must be addressed urgently, including possible surgical intervention.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0741-5214
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
625-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Distal septic emboli and fatal brachiocephalic artery mycotic pseudoaneurysm as a complication of stenting.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Vascular Surgery, Joseph B. Whitehead Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine and the Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports