title: Endovascular repair of mycotic aortic aneurysms.
abstract: The management of mycotic aneurysms is difficult, with high morbidity and mortality. Traditional open operative approaches include removal of infected material with either extra-anatomic reconstruction or in situ graft repair. Since the advent of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) in the early 1990s, its use in the treatment of aneurysm disease has increased due to proven decrease in 30-day mortality. There have been few case studies reporting the use of EVAR for infected aneurysms. We describe two cases of mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta that were successfully managed with EVAR.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch. dhkyong@hotmail.com
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yong
authors.forename: Justin A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Roake
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Buckenham
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed