title: Infected abdominal aortic aneurysm.
abstract: In the surgical literature, 37 survivors of infected abdominal aortic aneurysmorrhaphy have been reported. The diagnosis is suspected if a patient with fever, leukocytosis, and abdominal pain is noted on physical examination to have a pulsatile abdominal mass. Confirmation is best obtained with computerized tomography and angiography. We used a protocol for surgical diagnosis and management to successfully treat two patients who are added to the list of known survivors of infection of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents