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Small bowel perforation with iliac artery prosthesis stump: a case report

Aim: In this case we report an unusual complication after retroperitoneal formation of an iliac artery prosthesis-stump – a bowel perforation and sepsis. Case report: During the open urology surgery a right external iliac artery was iatrogenic injured and iliofemoral bypass grafting was performed. E...

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Published in:Medicina fluminensis 2021-12, Vol.57 (4), p.423-425
Main Authors: Škorak, Ivan, Papeš, Dino, Romić, Ivan, Lojo, Nermin, Pavić, Predrag, Petrović, Igor, Figl, Josip
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Language:English
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Summary:Aim: In this case we report an unusual complication after retroperitoneal formation of an iliac artery prosthesis-stump – a bowel perforation and sepsis. Case report: During the open urology surgery a right external iliac artery was iatrogenic injured and iliofemoral bypass grafting was performed. Eight months thereafter, due to an inguinal site graft infection and graft occlusion, the distal part of the prosthesis was transacted and removed, and the proximal, retroperitoneal part, was closed and over sewn in the zone without any sign of infection present. This prosthesis-stump caused a very unusual complication – a small bowel perforation three months thereafter. Conclusion: The whole retroperitoneal graft should always be removed with no stump formation to avoid this complication. Cilj: U ovom slučaju prikazujemo neuobičajenu komplikaciju nakon retroperitonealnog formiranja bataljka vaskularne proteze ilijačne arterije – perforaciju tankog crijeva s posljedičnom sepsom. Prikaz slučaja: Tijekom otvorene urološke operacije nastala je ijatrogena lezija desne vanjske ilijačne arterije te je učinjeno ilijakofemoralno premoštenje. Nakon osam mjeseci, zbog infekcije grafta u području prepone te njegove okluzije, distalni dio grafta presječen je i odstranjen, a proksimalni je prešiven i ostavljen kao dobro inkorporirani bataljak u okolnom tkivu bez prisustva znakova infekcije. Taj je bataljak proteze nakon tri mjeseca doveo do izuzetno neuobičajene komplikacije – perforacije tankog crijeva i posljedične sepse. Zaključak: Čitav retroperitonealni graft svaki put bi trebalo odstraniti prije formiranja bataljka da bi se izbjegla ova komplikacija.
ISSN:1847-6864
1848-820X
DOI:10.21860/medflum2021_264899