Treatment of prosthetic vascular graft infection in the groin with ultrasound debridement: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Prosthetic graft infection (PGI) is associated with low patient survival rates. The effectiveness of ultrasound debridement in chronic wound healing has been previously reported; however, data on the use of ultrasound technology and its effect on the treatment of PGI are still lacking. We report a case in which PGI in the groin was managed by graft removal using ultrasound debridement.

Presentation of case

A 70-year-old man was diagnosed with chronic limb-threatening ischemia and underwent a femoral-femoral bypass with a polytetrafluoroethylene graft. Eight months postoperatively, he developed an infection at the femoral incision site. Graft removal was performed using ultrasound debridement. The estimated blood loss was 10 mL. The wound healed, and the patient

SUBMITTER: Haga M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7585000 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature