Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2010 Jun;43(3):312-315. 10.5090/kjtcs.2010.43.3.312.

Obturator Bypass Surgery in a Patient with an Infected Femoral Artery Rupture after Performed ECMO: A case report

• Bang JH
• Woo JS
• Choi PJ
• Cho GJ
• Park KJ

• KMID: 1455505
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2010.43.3.312

Abstract

Infection of both native and prosthetic vessels in the groin is a very serious disease because of recurrent arterial rupture and sepsis, which can cause death. The successful treatment of groin infection, including infection of the femoral artery, requires extensive excision of the infected tissues and restoration of the circulation where the infected area is isolated. Here we describe a case of obturator bypass in a patient with infected femoral artery rupture that occurred after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for myocarditis and severe heart failure.

Keyword

Arterial bypass graft; Rupture; ECMO

MeSH Terms

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Femoral Artery
Groin
Heart Failure
Humans
Myocarditis
Rupture
Sepsis