Non-infectious exteriorization of femorofemoral bypass graft: A case report and review of literature
Zahira Zouizra,
Nijimbere Macédoine,
Thiombiano Abdoulaziz
Abstract:Spontaneous exteriorization of a prosthetic vascular graft is a rare complication of vascular repair. It is even rarer when there is no evidence of an infective cause. We aim to highlight this unusual complication of vascular graft and to review the literature. We report a case of a middle-aged man who was managed for total occlusion of the left external iliac artery with a non-anatomic femorofemoral graft using Poly-Tetra-Flour-Ethylene (PTFE). Five years later, he presented with exposure to the graft without… Show more
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