Acute cholecystitis preceding mycotic aortic pseudoaneurysm in a heart transplant recipient.
Mycotic pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication after orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT). This case describes a middle-aged OHT recipient who developed a mycotic pseudoaneurysm after an episode of acute cholecystitis. The region of involved aorta was effectively repaired using a patch of bovine pericardium and a brief period of hypothermic circulatory arrest.
Division of Cardiac Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Charles D
CD
Fraser
George J
GJ
Arnaoutakis
Timothy J
TJ
George
John B
JB
Owens
John V
JV
Conte
Ashish S
AS
Shah
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome