Infected abdominal aortic aneurysm treated by in situ replacement with cryopreserved arterial homograft.
Infected abdominal aortic aneurysms are uncommon but not rare (1-3% of all abdominal aortic aneurysms). This life-threatening disease can lead to rapid uncontrolled sepsis and/or aortic rupture. We report one case that underlines two notions. Firstly computed tomography is effective to detect early stages of the pathology providing complete depiction of the anatomical abnormalities. Secondly infected aortic aneurysm can be successfully treated by antibiotherapy and in situ replacement with cryopreserved arterial homograft.
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Department of Surgery, CHU Notre-Dame des Bruyères, Liège, Belgium. arnaudkerzmann@hotmail.com
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D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001011:Aorta / Q000637:transplantation*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001025:Aortitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination