title: The semi-clamshell approach for the single-stage treatment of thoracic mycotic aneurysm.
abstract: Mycotic aneurysms located on aortic arch are rare and have extremely high mortality. The presented case is a 75-year-old man with a thoracic aortal mycotic aneurysm successfully treated with surgical intervention. To prevent recurrent infection and postoperative pulmonary complications, we performed single-stage surgery including extensive debridement, graft replacement using rifampicin soaked prosthetic graft and omental wrapping. Although mycotic aneurysm with inflammation tissue usually interferes with surgical manipulation because of severe adhesion to the lung, semi-clamshell approach helped us perform all these procedures. The patient rapidly recovered from the surgery, and has shown no recurrence after 35 months follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Daitoku
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum / Q000637:transplantation; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012293:Rifampin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012293:Rifampin