Case report. Mycotic aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery: report of a successful repair.
A case of a patient with a mycotic superior mesenteric artery aneurysm that was successfully repaired by the technique of restorative endoaneurysmorrhaphy is presented. Principles of diagnosis and management are delineated.
D000293:Adolescent; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography