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• TITLE: Aortic Graft Complicated by a Corynebacterium Striatum Infection Due to Previous Type IV Thoraco Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

  AUTHORS: Roberto Gabrielli, Maria Sofia Rosati, Giovanni Caselli, Alessandro Carra, Andrea Siani

  KEYWORDS: Aortic Graft Infection, Corynebacterium Striatum, Antibiotic Irrigation

  JOURNAL NAME: World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol.1 No.2, December 27, 2011

  ABSTRACT: We report successful management of aortic graft infection without graft explanation or extra-anatomic bypass. A 61 year-old male who had undergone surgical repair of a type IV thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm presented with left flank pain and raised inflammatory markers following graft implantation. CT scanning revealed a left psoas fluid collection. Graft infection was diagnosed. A radio-guided drainage and conservative management, with irrigation drain placement was undertaken with preservation of the aortic graft. There was no evidence of recurrent infection after follow-up at 34 months. Aortic endograft infection may be managed by surgical or radio-guided drainage, antibiotic irrigation of the graft and systemic antibiotic therapy without graft removal.