Novel extra-anatomic intra-abdominal reconstruction for treatment of paravisceral aortic infection Nitin Garg, MBBS, MPH, Manju Kalra, MBBS Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 55, Issue 2, Pages 599-602 (February 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.09.065 Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 A, A computed tomography (CT) angiogram demonstrates paravisceral aortic enlargement with periaortic/paraspinal abscess. B, Schematic shows the location of abscess in relation to the previous graft and vertebral bodies. (Printed with permission of the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. All rights reserved.) C, Initial magnetic resonance imaging showing destruction of L2-L3 vertebrae (circle) with compression fracture and narrowing of the spinal canal (arrowhead) on T1-weighted image. D, Loss of tissue plane between vertebrae and aorta as seen on T2-weighted image. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 55, 599-602DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.09.065) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Schematic depicts the location of the visceral and bifurcated aortic graft in relation to the duodenum, ascending colon (rotated medially), old graft, and abscess cavity. (Printed with permission of the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. All rights reserved.) Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 55, 599-602DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.09.065) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 A follow-up computed tomography (CT) scan at readmission demonstrates a patent graft with no perigraft fluid collection and a nonenhancing paraspinal fluid collection. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 55, 599-602DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.09.065) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions