Anastomotic stenosis of an arteriovenous fistula is often amenable to percutaneous Bullet Vibrators intervention (angioplasty and stenting) and unlikely to be complicated by infection.A 69-year-old man underwent pre-emptive arteriovenous fistula construction that required interval placement of a covered stent for juxta-anastomotic stenosis.The patient presented 1 year after the intervention with systemic sepsis that Stemless Wine Glass Gift Box required stent graft explantation and revision.
This is a unique case report showing an infected stent graft, placed to restore secondary patency, that was later found to be the source of bacteremia and septic pulmonary emboli.Keywords: Infected stent graft, AVF stent graft, Covered stent infection.