1. Thrombin injection for the treatment of mycotic gluteal aneurysm.
- Author
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Rubinstein C, Endean ED, Minion DJ, Sorial EE, O'Keeffe SD, and Xenos ES
- Subjects
- Adult, Aneurysm, False etiology, Aneurysm, False surgery, Aneurysm, Infected diagnosis, Aneurysm, Infected microbiology, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Debridement, Female, Humans, Injections, Intralesional, Ligation, Popliteal Artery surgery, Saphenous Vein transplantation, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Vascular Surgical Procedures, Aneurysm, Infected drug therapy, Buttocks blood supply, Substance Abuse, Intravenous complications, Thrombin administration & dosage
- Abstract
Gluteal aneurysms are rare entity, whose surgical or endovascular management is traditionally challenging. Infectious source being increasingly more common as the underlying etiology. We herein describe successful implementation of direct thrombin injection as another therapeutic option for these patients.
- Published
- 2012
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