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CC BY 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2022; 10(06): 298-301
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757794
Case Report

Femur Osteomyelitis and Associated Fracture as an Initial Presentation of Aortoenteric Fistula

Emmanouil Barmparessos
1   Department of Vascular Surgery, General Hospital of Athens “Georgios Gennimatas,” Athens, Greece
,
Petros Chatzigakis
1   Department of Vascular Surgery, General Hospital of Athens “Georgios Gennimatas,” Athens, Greece
,
Vasileios Katsikas
1   Department of Vascular Surgery, General Hospital of Athens “Georgios Gennimatas,” Athens, Greece
,
Andreas Zevlas
2   1st Surgical Department, General Hospital of Athens “Georgios Gennimatas,” Athens, Greece
,
Dimitrios Samaras
3   Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, General Hospital of Piraeus “Tzaneio,” Piraeus, Greece
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Abstract

Aortoenteric fistula is a rare condition. Atypical presentations may cause significant management delays. We present the case of a 64-year-old male who experienced a pathological femoral fracture as an initial presentation of an underlying aortoenteric fistula. The aortoenteric fistula, possibly related to a poor graft tunneling technique, induced femur osteomyelitis and the associated pathological fracture.

Keywords

osteomyelitis - pathological fracture - aortobifemoral bypass graft infection - aortoenteric fistula


Publication History

Received: 15 July 2021

Accepted: 06 July 2022

Article published online:
20 December 2022

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