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Surgical Management of the Infected Femoral Pseudoaneurysms In Intravenous Drug Addicts

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: Vascular system complications are an ongoing hazard of intravenous drug abuse. Patients and Method: This is a prospective study. The study was conducted on twenty patients who were presented at AL Hussein University Hospital in Cairo with infected femoral artery pseudoaneurysm over a period of eight months from Nov 2017 to July 2018. The inpatient medical charts were reviewed. Data were obtained on their demographic, clinical, management and outcome parameters. Result: Among the twenty intravenous drug users presenting with infected femoral artery pseudoaneurysms, (16) of the patients (80%) were seropositive for HCV. All were operated, with (5%) mortality. Primary ligation and debridement was the technique used almost exclusively (75%). One patient was managed by primary reconstruction by direct in-situ repair. Four patients were managed by primary revascularization through exta-anatomical bypass. Mean follow up period was three months. Conclusion: Ligation and debridement appears to be a simple, safe and effective procedure in infected pseudoaneurysms in IV drug users.

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10.21608/ejhm.2018.9541

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IV drug users, infected pseudoaneurysms, Revascularization, ligation

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Mohammed Abdessalam Abdallah

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Hemdan

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Department of Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Ashraf Mohammed

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Ewida

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Department of Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Yasser Hussin Hassan

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Metwally

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Department of Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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72

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5

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1829

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2018-07-01

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2018-07-23

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2018-07-01

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4,539

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4,542

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Surgical Management of the Infected Femoral Pseudoaneurysms In Intravenous Drug Addicts

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22 Jan 2023