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Infected Pseudoaneurysm of the Femoral Artery Secondary to Melioidosis Infection of a Previous Femoropopliteal Bypass Graft

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Annals of Vascular Surgery

Abstract

Infected arterial aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei is very rare; a review of the literature reveals only five previously reported cases. We report the first case of melioidosis infection of a previous femoropopliteal bypass graft complicated by paraanastomotic pseudoaneurysm of the femoral artery successfully treated by surgical removal of the old graft and creation of a new, extraanatomic, external iliac-to-popliteal bypass graft.

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  1. Division of General Surgery, Changi General Hospital, Singapore

    Brian K.P. Goh MBBS, MRCS, MMed (Surgery) & Cosmas Y.Y. Chen MBBS, FRCS

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Goh, B.K., Chen, C.Y. Infected Pseudoaneurysm of the Femoral Artery Secondary to Melioidosis Infection of a Previous Femoropopliteal Bypass Graft. Ann Vasc Surg 19, 90–93 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10016-004-0145-z

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