RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS AND INFECTION OF AN AORTIC GRAFT PROSTHESIS - DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPEUTIC PROBLEMS

Authors
CUNY C CHAUFFERT B LORCERIE B MARTIN F
Citation
C. Cuny et al., RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS AND INFECTION OF AN AORTIC GRAFT PROSTHESIS - DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPEUTIC PROBLEMS, Clinical cardiology, 20(9), 1997, pp. 810-812
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Clinical cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01609289
Volume
20
Issue
9
Year of publication
1997
Pages
810 - 812
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-9289(1997)20:9<810:RFAIOA>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The occurrence of a retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) after an aorto-bife moral bypass is unusual. A case of RPF as a complication of an infecti on of the graft prosthesis is reported. Computed tomography and magnet ic resonance imaging prove useful in diagnosing graft infection: they may reveal periprosthetic gas or perigraft fluid persisting for severa l months after surgery. However, they may fail when they are performed too early, and repeat performance is suggested.