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- The case involves a patient who developed an infected popliteal artery stent with septic emboli six years after undergoing a procedure for intermittent claudication.
- Treatment included removing the infected stent and popliteal artery, followed by a femoral-popliteal bypass using the patient's own vein.
- The study highlights the possibility of peripheral stent infections occurring years after initial vascular procedures, and a review of existing literature on this topic was conducted.
Article Abstract
We describe a case of an infected popliteal artery stent with septic emboli presenting 6 years after peripheral vascular intervention for intermittent claudication. Management included resection of the stent and popliteal artery and revascularization by femoral-popliteal bypass with autogenous vein. This case demonstrates that peripheral stent infections can develop years after intervention. We performed an English-language PubMed literature review of arterial peripheral vascular stent infections on using the search term, "Non-coronary stent or stent graft infection from 1966 to present." Written informed consent was obtained for publication.
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