title: Diagnosis of bleeding mycotic iliac aneurysm on technetium-99m renal scan.
abstract: Since abdominal aneurysms are common in the elderly, it is not unusual to see incidental aneurysms on renal scintigraphy performed for other reasons. However, the initial discovery of a bleeding aneurysm on a renal scan in a patient with salmonella septicemia who has no other obvious focus of infection should be considered suspicious for mycotic aneurysm. A prompt diagnosis is crucial to avoid catastrophic outcome associated with delayed surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Toronto Hospital-Western Division, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meindok
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Simons
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate
chemical_list: D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate