title: Successful treatment of Salmonella mycotic aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta.
abstract: Salmonella mycotic aneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta are exceedingly rare. There are few case reports and even fewer reports of long term survival. The case of a 68-year-old female presenting with a mycotic aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta caused by Salmonella species is described, which involved successful surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Cheng-Gung Road, Nei-Hu, Taipei 114, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Chih-Yuan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Gou-Jieng
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Kou-Chen
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chien-Sung
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins; D002443:Ceftriaxone