RESUMO
La infección de injertos vasculares es una complicación poco frecuente en este tipo de procedimientos. Sin embargo, cuando se presentan suelen tener una alta morbilidad e incluso una alta mortalidad. Su adecuada identificación y localización es crucial para el pertinente y temprano manejo, ya sea médico o quirúrgico, por lo que el conocimiento de las herramientas adecuadas es primordial. Los estudios de medicina nuclear tienen un importante papel en este sentido, ya sea mediante gammagrafía con leucocitos marcados o con 18F-FDG. La elección dependerá de la experiencia con ambas técnicas de los diferentes grupos, del conocimiento de las mismas y de su disponibilidad, entre otros factores. Presentamos 2 casos en los que la gammagrafía con 99mTc-HMPAO-leucocitos autógenos marcados-SPECT/TC fue de gran utilidad en el diagnóstico y localización del compromiso infeccioso sospechado y, por lo tanto, en el adecuado y guiado manejo posterior. Ambos casos tuvieron confirmación clínica y microbiológica (AU)
Vascular graft infections are a rare complication in this type of procedure. However, when they do occur, they usually have high morbidity, and even a high mortality. Proper identification and location is crucial for the appropriate and early management, whether medical or surgical, thus knowledge of the right tools is paramount. Nuclear medicine studies play an important role in this regard, either by using labelled white blood cells scintigraphy or 18F-FDG. The choice, among other factors, will depend on the experience with both techniques by the different groups, their knowledge of them, as well as their availability. Two cases are presented in which 99mTc-HMPAO-white blood cells SPECT/CT scintigraphy was very useful in the diagnosis and location of the suspected infectious compromise, which led to the subsequent appropriate and guided management. Both cases were confirmed clinically and microbiologically (AU)
Assuntos
Humanos , Masculino , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Enxerto Vascular , Cintilografia , Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão de Fóton Único/métodos , Leucócitos/efeitos da radiação , Infecções Estafilocócicas , Medicina Nuclear/métodos , Tecnécio/administração & dosagem , Staphylococcus aureus/isolamento & purificação , Doenças VascularesRESUMO
Vascular graft infections are a rare complication in this type of procedure. However, when they do occur, they usually have high morbidity, and even a high mortality. Proper identification and location is crucial for the appropriate and early management, whether medical or surgical, thus knowledge of the right tools is paramount. Nuclear medicine studies play an important role in this regard, either by using labelled white blood cells scintigraphy or 18F-FDG. The choice, among other factors, will depend on the experience with both techniques by the different groups, their knowledge of them, as well as their availability. Two cases are presented in which 99mTc-HMPAO-white blood cells SPECT/CT scintigraphy was very useful in the diagnosis and location of the suspected infectious compromise, which led to the subsequent appropriate and guided management. Both cases were confirmed clinically and microbiologically.
