Paraprosthetic Cecal Fistula: CT Demonstration— A Case Report

A case in which repeated infection defied diagnosis after aortobifemoral bypass graft is reported. The key investigation proved to be computed tomography (CT), which detected the right limb of the graft penetrating the cecum. This is a complication of graft surgery that has not been previously repor...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Angiology 1990-06, Vol.41 (6), p.502-504
Hauptverfasser:	Arrington, Elizabeth R., Eisenberg, Brian, Hartshorne, Michael F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aorta, Abdominal - surgery Biological and medical sciences Blood Vessel Prosthesis - adverse effects Cecal Diseases - diagnostic imaging Cecal Diseases - etiology Femoral Artery - surgery Humans Intestinal Fistula - diagnostic imaging Intestinal Fistula - etiology Male Medical sciences Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Tomography, X-Ray Computed Vascular surgery: aorta, extremities, vena cava. Surgery of the lymphatic vessels
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Zusammenfassung:	A case in which repeated infection defied diagnosis after aortobifemoral bypass graft is reported. The key investigation proved to be computed tomography (CT), which detected the right limb of the graft penetrating the cecum. This is a complication of graft surgery that has not been previously reported.
ISSN:	0003-3197 1940-1574
DOI:	10.1177/000331979004100614