Emergency embolization of a mycotic aneurysm of the superior gluteal artery: case report.
The authors report the unusual presentation of a mycotic aneurysm of the superior gluteal artery in a patient with unsuspected bacterial endocarditis. The diagnosis of this atypically large lesion, the therapeutic considerations, and the technical aspects of the endovascular occlusion are discussed.
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Department of Radiology, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Delcour
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Bank
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Braude
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Dereume
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Struyven
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D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D000792:Angiography; D002081:Buttocks / Q000098:blood supply*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged