Infected abdominal aortic endograft with Propionibacterium acnes: A case report

Abstract

Endograft infection following endovascular aneurysm repair is an uncommon yet well documented phenomenon in vascular surgery that is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. This report discusses a patient who previously underwent an EVAR for AAA with subsequent percutaneous embolization for an endoleak, and was later found to have a graft infection caused by Propionibacterium acnes necessitating explantation and replacement.

Keywords

• Aortic endograft
• Infection
• Propionibacterium
• Cutibacterium