title: Infected abdominal aortic aneurysm due to Salmonella: CT evaluation.
abstract: Two cases of infected abdominal aortic aneurysm (IAAA) caused by salmonella are reported and the computed tomography (CT) features are discussed and compared with the pathologic findings. Additionally, a review of the literature was performed. A well-enhanced para-aortic mass (PAM) beyond the calcified intima of the abdominal aorta on the CT, which was initially considered to represent a leakage from the infected aneurysm, was observed in 5 of the 6 reported cases (including ours) and identified as a pseudoaneurysm. In one case, multiple gas collections within the PAM were demonstrated for the first time in IAAA due to salmonella.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kario
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kanatsu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tankawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikeda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed