Abstract
We report a case of a false positive fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scan in a patient who presented with abdominal pain, and gastrointestinal bleeding accompanied by elevation of inflammatory markers, seven weeks after a proximal type I endoleak repair with a cuff extension. Aortoenteric fistula and endograft infection was ruled out by laparotomy. FDGPET image may have a role in diagnosis of infection, but false positive results are possible and caution is necessary if other data are non-confirmatory.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 346-349 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Vascular |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2008 |
Keywords
- Endograft infection
- Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographic scan
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