Bridge Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Followed by Delayed Open Reconstruction for Infected Native Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.
OBJECTIVES Infected native abdominal aortic aneurysm (INAA) is a life-threatening condition for which emergency open repair may carry substantial physiologic risk. This study evaluated a staged strategy using endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for initial aneurysm exclusion, followed by prolonged antimicrobial therapy...