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Endovascular therapy for infected aortic aneurysms [PDF]

Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2011
To determine the outcome of endovascular therapy for an infected aortic aneurysm in patients with or without aorto-aerodigestive/aortocaval fistulas.From September 2005 to May 2010, 21 patients, 17 abdominal and four thoracic infected aortic aneurysms were treated with an endovascular stent graft at Songklanagarind Hospital, Thailand.
Kritpracha, Boonprasit, Premprabha, Dhanakom, Sungsiri, Jitpreedee, Tantarattanapong, Wittawat, Rookkapan, Sorracha, Juntarapatin, Pong   +5 more
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Infected Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Caused by Helicobacter cinaedi

Annals of Vascular Diseases, 2017
The causative organism is not identified in some cases of infected aneurysms, a life-threatening condition. A 68-year-old man presented with chest/back pain and a 1-year history of intermittent fever and fatigue.
K. Kushimoto, Ryusuke Yonekura, M. Umesue, Y. Oshiro, H. Yamasaki, K. Yoshida, K. Oryoji, E. Yokota   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mycotic Aneurysm of the Aortic Arch [PDF]

Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2014
A mycotic aneurysm of the thoracic aorta is rare. We report a case of mycotic aneurysm that developed in the aortic arch. An 86-year-old man was admitted with fever and general weakness.
Ji Hye Seo, Dae Won Park, Won Suk Choi
doaj   +1 more source

Infected splenic artery aneurysm with associated splenic abscess formation secondary to bacterial endocarditis: Case report and review of the literature

, 2007
Infected aneurysms are rare and may present with rupture or sepsis. Surgical treatment is often required to prevent catastrophic sequelae. Bacterial endocarditis is one of the classic causes of infected aneurysm.
Fehrenbacher, John W., McCready, Robert A., Bryant, M. Ann, Rowe, Michael G.   +3 more
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Equine pericardial roll graft replacement of infected pseudoaneurysm of the aortic arch

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2012
Resection of the infected aorta, debridement of the surrounding tissue, in situ graft replacement, and omentopexy is the standard procedure for treating infected aortic aneurysms, but the question of which graft material is optimal is still a matter of ...
Kubota Hiroshi, Endo Hidehito, Noma Mio, Tsuchiya Hiroshi, Yoshimoto Akihiro, Matsukura Mitsuru, Takahashi Yu, Inaba Yusuke, Sudo Kenichi   +8 more
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Spontaneous giant “mycotic” aneurysm of the right coronary artery and purulent pericarditis: The riddle of the chicken and the egg

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, 2022
Panteleimon E. Papakonstantinou, Pantelis Gounopoulos, Achilleas Zacharoulis, Eleni Papagianni, Konstantinos Papakonstantinou, Terpsichori Fragkouli, Antonios Sideris   +6 more
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Infrarenal Infected Aortic Aneurysm Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes

Case Reports in Surgery, 2017
Infectious aneurysm is a rare entity associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Current knowledge on pathogenesis, outcome, diagnosis, management, and follow-up remains debatable.
F. Cherbanyk, M. Menth, B. Egger, V. Erard   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The efficacy of immediate bridging thoracic endovascular aortic repair for ruptured infected thoracic aortic aneurysms

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2019
Herein we describe four cases of ruptured infected thoracic aortic aneurysm. All patients underwent emergent thoracic endovascular aortic repair to stabilize hemodynamics.
Hideki Ito, MD, PhD, Masato Mutsuga, MD, PhD, Hideki Oshima, MD, PhD, Akihiko Usui, MD, PhD   +3 more
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Listeria monocytogenes: a rare cause for an infected abdominal aortic aneurysm.

, 2011
Author(s) Pre or Post Print OnlyInfected aneurysms associated with Listeria monocytogenes are rare. We describe a case of an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm infected by Listeria monocytogenes.
Haroon, Y, El-Tahir, A, Bhalla, Ashish
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Infected abdominal aortic aneurysm treated by in situ replacement with cryopreserved arterial homograft. [PDF]

, 2006
Infected abdominal aortic aneurysms are uncommon but not rare (1-3% of all abdominal aortic aneurysms). This life-threatening disease can lead to rapid uncontrolled sepsis and/or aortic rupture. We report one case that underlines two notions.
Kerzmann, A, Linder, J L, Ausselet, N, Ausselet, Nathalie, Kerzmann, Arnaud, Daenen, G   +5 more
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