title: Renal artery mycotic pseudoaneurysm: Diagnosis with multi-detector computed tomographic angiography.
abstract: Renal artery mycotic pseudoaneurysms are uncommon complications of bacterial endocarditis and bacteremia. Complications include hemorrhage and refractory bacteremia, and prompt diagnosis can lead to appropriate treatment. Reported is a case where multidetector computed tomography angiography led to the correct diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S. Greene Street, Baltimore, Maryland, MD 21201, USA. csliker@umm.edu
authors.forename: Clint W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Sliker
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology*; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology*; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012077:Renal Artery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed