Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 4 , Pages 815-820 , October 2008

Aortoiliac aneurysms infected by Campylobacter fetus

  • Frédéric Cochennec, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Frédéric Cochennec, Henri Mondor Hospital, 51 av du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94000 Créteil, France
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  • Laure Gazaigne, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France
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  • Philippe Lesprit, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France
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  • Pascal Desgranges, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France
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  • Eric Allaire, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France
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  • Jean-Pierre Becquemin, MD, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France

Received 12 March 2008 ,Accepted 28 May 2008.

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    A, This computed tomography (CT) scan was obtained in a patient with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm infected by Campylobacter fetus that was treated by open surgery with interposition of a polye

    A, This computed tomography (CT) scan was obtained in a patient with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm infected by Campylobacter fetus that was treated by open surgery with interposition of a polyester graft. B, A control CT scan taken 10 days after surgery disclosed persistent infection with periprosthetic collection.

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)00924-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.05.076

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 4 , Pages 815-820 , October 2008

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