81-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography as a Novel Imaging Tool for the Diagnosis of Aortoenteric Fistula and Aortic Graft Infection

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - Tập 37 Số 5 - Trang 363-366 - 2003
Alexander S. Krupnick, Joseph V. Lombardi1, Friederike H. Engels2, Daniel Kreisel1, Hongming Zhuang, Abass Alavi3, Jeffrey P. Carpenter4
1Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
3Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
4Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 4 Silverstein Building, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Tóm tắt

The diagnosis of aortic graft infection and aortoenteric fistula can be difficult to establish using conventional radiographic imaging modalities. Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) can rapidly provide anatomically clear images and define areas of inflammation with increased glucose metabolism. In this report the authors present a case of aortoenteric fistula diagnosed by FDG-PET. Early diagnosis led to rapid surgical intervention with graft removal and extraanatomic bypass. These encouraging results warrant larger controlled studies to evaluate the utility of FDG-PET in the diagnosis of prosthetic aortic graft infection.

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Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Tập 37 Số 5

363-366

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