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Atypical Mycotic Aortic Aneurysms
- Source :
- Annals of vascular surgery. 36
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Mycotic aortic aneurysms are rare occurrences and such aneurysms associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae are seldom seen in the current antibiotic era. We present the unusual case of a 68-year-old healthy female with a Streptococcal mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm of unknown etiology treated with antibiotics and open surgical intervention. Postoperative imaging revealed multiple new thoracic mycotic aortic aneurysms for which she was treated with thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Sequential abdominal and thoracic Streptococcal mycotic aortic aneurysms treated with a combination of open and endovascular surgery demonstrate a unique and rare case.
- Subjects :
- Reoperation
medicine.medical_specialty
Computed Tomography Angiography
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
medicine.disease_cause
Aortography
03 medical and health sciences
Aortic aneurysm
0302 clinical medicine
Aneurysm
Streptococcal Infections
Streptococcus pneumoniae
medicine
Humans
cardiovascular diseases
030212 general & internal medicine
Computed tomography angiography
Aged
medicine.diagnostic_test
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
business.industry
Endovascular Procedures
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Surgery
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Treatment Outcome
Cardiothoracic surgery
cardiovascular system
Etiology
Female
Radiology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Aneurysm, Infected
Vascular Surgical Procedures
Abdominal surgery
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16155947
- Volume :
- 36
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Annals of vascular surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c8898d37c37e2088a724da8c0481bbe1