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Cardiac Catheterization Complicated by Iliacus Abscess: A Rare Complication of Transfemoral Approach

A Case Report

First Cardiovascular Division, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Chi-Jen Chang, MD

First Cardiovascular Division, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, cchijen{at}adm.cgmh.org.tw

Tsu-Shiu Hsu, MD

First Cardiovascular Division, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Yu-Shien Ko, MD

First Cardiovascular Division, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Lung-An Hsu, MD

First Cardiovascular Division, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Chi-Tai Kuo, MD

First Cardiovascular Division, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Iliacus abscess is an extremely rare complication of percutaneous transfemoral artery catheterization. This is a report of a case of iliacus abscess and Acinetobacter baumanii sepsis following percutaneous transfemoral artery catheterization. After a 43-day course of intravenous antibiotics treatment and repeated drainage, clinical recovery was achieved, though without complete radiologic resolution.

Angiology, Vol. 56, No. 5, 623-625 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/000331970505600515


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