Keywords

amputation, femoropopliteal bypass, foreign body, occlusion, stent expulsion, stent graft, wound care

Authors

1. Kalkan, Asim
2. Bas, Behlul MD
3. Kocer, Taylan MD
4. Atis, Seref Emre MD
5. Unver, Sevilay Sema MD
6. Koca, Yavuz Selim MD

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Patients who undergo stent grafting may present to the ED some time after the procedure with various related symptoms. The most common of these are stent graft occlusions or hematoma, although infection or abscess also may develop. In this case report, a 58-year-old man presented to the ED with a purulent wound on the stump of an amputated leg and a foreign body protruding from the wound site. The patient had a history of stent insertion with femoropopliteal bypass 11 years before this incident and an above-the-knee amputation because of stent occlusion 8 years prior. This wound had appeared with reddening of the skin 1 month before presentation, followed by the emergence and protrusion of a foreign body.