title: Mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta with retroperitoneal abscess: successful endovascular repair.
abstract: Mycotic aortic aneurysms are rare. Improved diagnostic procedures, appropriate antibiotic treatment, and safe surgical techniques have reduced the high mortality associated with bacterial aortitis. However, definite evidence-based conclusions with regard to the surgical strategy cannot be drawn from the data available in the published literature. We report successful endovascular repair of a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm. Endovascular treatment may offer a benefit, especially in critically ill patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Faculty of Clinical Medicine of the University of Heidelberg, Germany. thomas.koeppel@chir.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Koeppel
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gahlen
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diehl
authors.forename: Ruediger L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Prosst
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dueber
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents