Ruptured Salmonella mycotic aneurysm of the extracranial carotid artery.
Mycotic aneurysms of the extracranial carotid artery are rare and difficult to diagnose and can lead to significant medical morbidity. Treatment of these lesions requires expert surgical management and necessitates an assiduous search for an underlying source. We report a case of a ruptured mycotic aneurysm of the cervical carotid artery due to Salmonella infection successfully treated by wide excision and saphenous vein patch angioplasty.
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Department of Surgery, Providence Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98124-1008, USA.
Arbabi
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Kremer
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Johansen
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D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000379:methods; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000601:surgery; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents