title: A surgical case of excision of infected aneurysm arising from anterior interosseal artery following infectious endocarditis.
abstract: Infected aneurysm (IA) of the anterior interosseal artery (AIA), the first branch of the ulnar artery, is an infrequent but serious complication of infectious endocarditis (IE). We report a successful case of excision of IA arising from AIA. In this case, the IA expanded and adhered to the ulnar artery, resulting in occlusion of the ulnar artery. Reconstruction of the ulnar artery was not needed by the preoperative evaluation and the intraoperative occlusion testing. We discuss surgical treatment of IA following IE in upper extremities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka Medical College Hospital, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigetoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mieno
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tanigawa
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurisu
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katsumata
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D017535:Ulnar Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents