Infrarenal mycotic pseudoaneurysm. A late complication of coronary bypass surgery with proximal aortic dissection.
A 62-year-old man developed a mycotic infrarenal pseudoaneurysm at the re-entry site of a previous aortic dissection. The aortic dissection had occurred one year earlier while he was undergoing coronary bypass surgery. The patient was successfully treated with a Dacron bifurcation graft after the mycotic aneurysm had been sterilized. Causes and relationships of the mycotic pseudoaneurysm to aortic dissection and aortic balloon support are discussed.
D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis