Management of a Complicated Ruptured Infected Pseudoaneurysm of the Femoral Artery in a Drug Addict
Infected pseudoaneurysm of the femoral artery represents a devastating complication of intravenous drug abuse, especially in the event of rupture. Operative strategy depends upon the extent of arterial injury and the coexistence of infection or sepsis. Options range from simple common femoral artery...
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| author | Emmanouil Psathas Stella Lioudaki Fotios-Filippos Karantonis Petros Charalampoudis Othon Papadopoulos Chris Klonaris |
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| description | Infected pseudoaneurysm of the femoral artery represents a devastating complication of intravenous drug abuse, especially in the event of rupture. Operative strategy depends upon the extent of arterial injury and the coexistence of infection or sepsis. Options range from simple common femoral artery (CFA) ligation to complex arterial reconstruction with autologous grafts (arterial, venous, or homografts). We report herein the management of a 29-year-old male patient who was urgently admitted with a ruptured pseudoaneurysm of the right CFA, extending well above the inguinal ligament. Multidisciplinary approach with multiple arterial reconstructions and subsequent coverage of the tissue defect with a rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap transposition was performed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7e7147b0aa30481ca627a80a097b8b862025-08-20T03:35:34ZengWileyCase Reports in Vascular Medicine2090-69862090-69942012-01-01201210.1155/2012/434768434768Management of a Complicated Ruptured Infected Pseudoaneurysm of the Femoral Artery in a Drug AddictEmmanouil Psathas0Stella Lioudaki1Fotios-Filippos Karantonis2Petros Charalampoudis3Othon Papadopoulos4Chris Klonaris5Second Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Laiko General Hospital of Athens, Athens University Medical School, 17 Ag. Thoma Street, 11427 Athens, GreeceSecond Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Laiko General Hospital of Athens, Athens University Medical School, 17 Ag. Thoma Street, 11427 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Andreas Syngros Hospital, 5 Dragoumi Street, 16121 Athens, GreeceSecond Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Laiko General Hospital of Athens, Athens University Medical School, 17 Ag. Thoma Street, 11427 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Andreas Syngros Hospital, 5 Dragoumi Street, 16121 Athens, GreeceSecond Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Laiko General Hospital of Athens, Athens University Medical School, 17 Ag. Thoma Street, 11427 Athens, GreeceInfected pseudoaneurysm of the femoral artery represents a devastating complication of intravenous drug abuse, especially in the event of rupture. Operative strategy depends upon the extent of arterial injury and the coexistence of infection or sepsis. Options range from simple common femoral artery (CFA) ligation to complex arterial reconstruction with autologous grafts (arterial, venous, or homografts). We report herein the management of a 29-year-old male patient who was urgently admitted with a ruptured pseudoaneurysm of the right CFA, extending well above the inguinal ligament. Multidisciplinary approach with multiple arterial reconstructions and subsequent coverage of the tissue defect with a rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap transposition was performed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/434768 |
| spellingShingle | Emmanouil Psathas Stella Lioudaki Fotios-Filippos Karantonis Petros Charalampoudis Othon Papadopoulos Chris Klonaris Management of a Complicated Ruptured Infected Pseudoaneurysm of the Femoral Artery in a Drug Addict Case Reports in Vascular Medicine |
| title | Management of a Complicated Ruptured Infected Pseudoaneurysm of the Femoral Artery in a Drug Addict |
| title_full | Management of a Complicated Ruptured Infected Pseudoaneurysm of the Femoral Artery in a Drug Addict |
| title_fullStr | Management of a Complicated Ruptured Infected Pseudoaneurysm of the Femoral Artery in a Drug Addict |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of a Complicated Ruptured Infected Pseudoaneurysm of the Femoral Artery in a Drug Addict |
| title_short | Management of a Complicated Ruptured Infected Pseudoaneurysm of the Femoral Artery in a Drug Addict |
| title_sort | management of a complicated ruptured infected pseudoaneurysm of the femoral artery in a drug addict |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/434768 |
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