title: Repair of a mycotic aneurysm of the infrarenal aorta in a patient with HIV, using a Palmaz stent and autologous femoral vein graft.
abstract: With the widespread use of endovascular surgery, aneurysms can be managed selectively with the use of stent grafts. Standard treatment of mycotic aneurysms usually requires resection and extraanatomic bypass. Although stent graft repair of a mycotic femoral aneurysm with autologous graft has been reported, we present a case of an infrarenal mycotic aneurysm in a patient with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that was successfully treated with a novel endovascular approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas TX.
authors.forename: Peter P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Patetsios
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shutze
authors.forename: Bridget
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Holden
authors.forename: Wilson V
authors.initials: WV
authors.lastname: Garrett
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Pearl
authors.forename: Bertram L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Dennis R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Gable
authors.forename: Bradley R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Grimsley
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000379:methods*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001027:Aortography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome