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| Late-onset thoracic aortic graft infection: A case report | ||||||
| Liran Shani1, Yuval Geffen1, Gil Bolotin1, Ayelet Raz-Pasteur1 | ||||||
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1Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
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| Shani L, Geffen Y, Bolotin G, Raz-Pasteur A. Late- onset thoracic aortic graft infection: A case report. Int J Case Rep Images 2015;6(6):356–360. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Thoracic aortic graft infection is a rare and devastating complication of aorta replacement surgery with an incidence range of 0.9–1.9%. Prosthetic aortic graft infections represent a major diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Despite latest advancements in imaging and microbiological investigations there are still no agreed criteria to confirm the diagnosis.
Case Report: We present a case of late onset culture negative thoracic aortic graft infection in a Caucasian 65-year-old male, nine years after aortic replacement due to acute aortic dissection. Conclusion: Culture-negative vascular graft infection has not been described as a clinical entity so far. Review of current literature and Issues of diagnosis and management will be discussed. | |
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Keywords:
Thoracic aortic graft infection, Culture negative vascular graft infection
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Author Contributions
Liran Shani – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Yuval Geffen – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Gil Bolotin – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Ayelet Raz-Pasteur – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support
None |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© 2015 Liran Shani et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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