The implantation of covered stents or stentgrafts has increased greatly in
the last few years for the endovascular reconstruction of arterial aneurysm
s. We report of three patients experiencing severe septic complications aft
er stentgraft implantation. Endovascular stentgraft infection is a serious
complication with high morbidity and mortality General antibiotic prophylax
is seems to be indicated when implanting stentgrafts.