A 59-year-old male, referred to our center with a ruptured aortic aneurysm, underwent urgent endovascular repair and femoro-femoral crossover bypass. An endograft infection because of Aspergillus fumigatus occurred about 20 days after surgery. We removed the endograft and femoral prosthesis and we then performed an aorto-bi-iliac bypass with autogenous reversed superficial femoral veins. Five days after surgery, the patient died. Microbiological examination and postmortem examination showed the presence of A. fumigatus in femoral prosthesis, aortic wall, and periaortic exudate.

Fungal infection of aortic Endograft because of Aspergillus fumigatus

Viazzo, Andrea;Trevisan, Alessandra;Psacharopulo, Daniele;Ripepi, Matteo;Gibello, Lorenzo;
2014-01-01

Abstract

A 59-year-old male, referred to our center with a ruptured aortic aneurysm, underwent urgent endovascular repair and femoro-femoral crossover bypass. An endograft infection because of Aspergillus fumigatus occurred about 20 days after surgery. We removed the endograft and femoral prosthesis and we then performed an aorto-bi-iliac bypass with autogenous reversed superficial femoral veins. Five days after surgery, the patient died. Microbiological examination and postmortem examination showed the presence of A. fumigatus in femoral prosthesis, aortic wall, and periaortic exudate.
2014
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Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal; Aortic Rupture; Aspergillosis; Aspergillus fumigatus; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Device Removal; Fatal Outcome; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prosthesis-Related Infections
Ferrero, Emanuele; Ferri, Michelangelo; Viazzo, Andrea; Trevisan, Alessandra; Psacharopulo, Daniele; Ripepi, Matteo; Gibello, Lorenzo; Nessi, Franco...espandi
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