Mycotic aneurysms of the carotid arteries--case report and review of the literature.
Mycotic aneurysms of the extracranial carotid arteries are rare. We report a new case with a mycotic aneurysm of the carotid bifurcation associated with acute bacterial endocarditis of the aortic valve. A concomitant treatment of both lesions was performed. Twenty-six cases of mycotic aneurysms of the extracranial carotid arteries have been reported in the literature. We present a review of all these cases.
Jebara
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France.
Acar
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C
Dervanian
P
P
Chachques
J C
JC
Bischoff
N
N
Uva
M S
MS
Julia
P
P
Deloche
A
A
Fabiani
J N
JN
Carpentier
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A
D000208:Acute Disease; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014640:Vancomycin