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Ruptured mycotic common femoral artery pseudoaneurysm: fatal pulmonary embolism after emergency stent-grafting in a drug abuser.

TitleRuptured mycotic common femoral artery pseudoaneurysm: fatal pulmonary embolism after emergency stent-grafting in a drug abuser.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsKarkos, C. D., Kalogirou T. E., Giagtzidis I. T., & Papazoglou K. O.
JournalTex Heart Inst J
Volume41
Issue6
Pagination634-7
Date Published2014 Dec
ISSN1526-6702
KeywordsAneurysm, False, Aneurysm, Infected, Aneurysm, Ruptured, Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation, Drug Users, Emergencies, Endovascular Procedures, Fatal Outcome, Femoral Artery, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pulmonary Embolism, Radiography, Interventional, Substance Abuse, Intravenous
Abstract

The rupture of a mycotic femoral artery pseudoaneurysm in an intravenous drug abuser is a limb- and life-threatening condition that necessitates emergency intervention. Emergency stent-grafting appears to be a viable, minimally invasive alternative, or a bridge, to subsequent open surgery. Caution is required in cases of suspected concomitant deep vein thrombosis in order to minimize the possibility of massive pulmonary embolism during stent-grafting, perhaps by omitting stent-graft postdilation or by inserting an inferior vena cava filter first. We describe the emergency endovascular management, in a 60-year-old male intravenous drug abuser, of a ruptured mycotic femoral artery pseudoaneurysm, which was complicated by a fatal pulmonary embolism.

DOI10.14503/THIJ-13-3882
Alternate JournalTex Heart Inst J
PubMed ID25593530
PubMed Central IDPMC4251337

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