Aortic graft infection from appendicitis. A case report
Lauwers, P.; De Greef, K.; Van den Brande, F.; Hendriks, J.; De Maeseneer, M.; Van Schil, P.
Acta Chirurgica Belgica 104(4): 454-456
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5458 PMID: 15469162 Document Number: 577089
Fifteen years after aortobifemoral bypass and five years after left femoropopliteal bypass, a 73-year old man presented with a vague abdominal pain syndrome. After an extensive work-up, aortobifemoral graft infection was suspected; an appendiceal abscess infiltrating the prosthesis was discovered during exploratory laparotomy. Appendectomy was performed followed by removal of the vascular graft, the latter being replaced by a bilateral axillofemoral prosthesis. Aortic graft infection from appendicitis is an extremely rare condition; a review of similar cases is presented.