Infected endovascular stents managed with medical therapy alone

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2000 Dec;51(4):471-6. doi: 10.1002/1522-726x(200012)51:4<471::aid-ccd21>3.0.co;2-t.

Abstract

More than 400,000 endovascular stents are put in place in the United States annually. Infectious complications have been reported in fewer than one in 10,000 cases. It remains unclear whether the optimal management strategy for these patients is with medicine alone or surgery. We report two cases of endovascular stent infections that were treated successfully with antibiotics alone.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Male
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy*
  • Stents / adverse effects*
  • Subclavian Steal Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
  • Subclavian Steal Syndrome / therapy*
  • Vancomycin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Vancomycin