title: Succesful [Successful] endovascular repair of an abdominal mycotic aneurysm. A case report.
abstract: A 73-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department presenting with cramping pain in the left iliac fossa that had persisted for ten days, with diarrhoea and dysuria. A recent onset of high fever had urged him to the hospital. A routine blood sample showed a leukocytosis of 11.9 x 10(3)/mm(3) and an elevated CRP of 16 mg/dl. Haemocultures and a urine sample were taken. A colonoscopy and ultrasound showed no abnormalities. The urine culture contained salmonella enteritidis. On day 5 a CT scan of the abdomen was performed. This showed a saccular aneurysm of the abdominal aorta, approximately 2 cm in length, with clear signs of a contained rupture. An urgent EVAR procedure was performed. An Excluder bifurcation-endoprosthesis was placed under antibiotic coverage. Control CT scan showed a thrombosis of the aneurysm and a type II endoleakage. The endoleakage spontaneously resolved within 3 months. The patient was kept on antibiotics (levofloxacine) for 4 months. We suggest that the use of an endoprosthesis could be a good and safe alternative for the repair of infrarenal mycotic aorta aneurysm.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000601:surgery*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015242:Ofloxacin