title: Allograft replacement of common iliac artery mycotic aneurysm caused by Bacteroides fragilis vertebral spondylitis--a case report.
abstract: Mycotic aneurysm secondary to vertebral spondylitis is a rare but life-threatening pathology with high mortality and morbidity. The authors describe a successfully treated case of mycotic aneurysm of the common iliac artery complicated with vertebral spondylitis in a 74-year-old man. Under midline laparotomy, complete debridement of the infected tissues, in-situ replacement of the common iliac artery with cryopreserved aortic allograft, and iliac bone autotransplantation and omentopexy to fill the debrided cavity were performed. The postoperative course was uneventful, and he remains well 3 years after his operation without persistent infection or allograft rejection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe Japan. ytsuji@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okita
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Niwaya
authors.forename: Takuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsukube
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doita
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marui
authors.forename: Masahisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uematsu
authors.forename: Hirohisa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murakami
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001011:Aorta / Q000637:transplantation*; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous