Salvage of infected vascular graft via 'perivascular venous banding' technique coupled with rectus abdominis myocutaneous muscle flap transposition

Vascular. 2013 Feb;21(1):17-22. doi: 10.1258/vasc.2011.cr0286. Epub 2012 Feb 28.

Abstract

This is the case of a severe Pseudomonas aeruginosa biological vascular graft infection, completely involving the perianastomotic tract of a femoro - femoral crossover bypass and resulting in repeated bleeding from the offended vessel wall. After the failure of a sartorious rotational muscle flap transposition into the infected groin wound, this 'high-grade' vascular graft infection was finally treated successfully by wrapping a great saphenous vein patch reinforcement circumferentially around the damaged biological vascular conduit and filling the infected wound with a rectus abdominis myocutaneous muscle flap transposition. The aim of this report is to illustrate this novel, to our knowledge, 'perivascular venous banding' technique and to evaluate the prospective of future testing of this surgical procedure. Starting from this singular case, we will also review the role of the rotational muscle flaps in the conservative management of major vascular graft infections.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Hemorrhage / surgery
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / surgery*
  • Pseudomonas Infections / diagnosis
  • Pseudomonas Infections / microbiology
  • Pseudomonas Infections / surgery*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification
  • Rectus Abdominis / surgery*
  • Reoperation*
  • Saphenous Vein / surgery*
  • Surgical Flaps*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wound Healing

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents