Publication details
Použití V.A.C. systému při léčbě infikované cévní protézy - kazuistika
| Title in English | The use of V.A.C. system for the treatment of infected vascular prosthesis - a case report |
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| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Rozhledy v Chirurgii |
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| Field | Surgery incl. transplantology |
| Keywords | infected crossover femoroprofundal bypass; infected prosthesis explantation; extraanatomical bypass; autologous femoral vein; V.A.C. |
| Description | Infected vascular prosthesis is a serious therapeutic issue and a dreaded complication in vascular surgery. We present a case of an 87-year-old man with an infected femoroprofundal crossover PTFE bypass. In this case of a high-risk patient not suitable for surgery, we used a conservative approach using a V.A.C. system. After 4 weeks of conservative therapy the inflammation markers went down and the groin, where the vascular prosthesis was exposed in the beginning, had fully healed up. Follow-up CT scan of both regions of the groin and hypogastria is without fluid collection or other signs of infection of the crossover bypass. |