Persistent mycotic superficial femoral artery pseudoaneurysm after endovascular treatment: a case report.

Mycotic pseudoaneurysms of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) are rare and are usually secondary to colonization of an atherosclerotic plaque during an episode of bacteremia. We describe the case of a 68 year-old diabetic male who presented to the Emergency Department with pyrexia and a painful expanding mass in the left thigh. He had a history of diarrhea and had been treated 16 days earlier for an SFA pseudoaneurysm that had been excluded with a covered stent with no adjunctive antibiotic therapy.

Anaemia in patients who underwent vascular surgery: a significant predictor of amputation and death.

Background And Objective: In patients with peripheral artery disease requiring surgery, anaemia has been found to independently predict short and medium term higher morbidity and mortality.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively studied all patients undergoing surgery, consecutively during 2months in 12 vascular surgery units. We analysed cardiovascular risk factors and preoperative haemoglobin.