title: Use of omental pedicles in mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
abstract: We report a case of a sixty year old man with a mycotic infra-renal abdominal aortic aneurysm complicated by a left psoas abscess. After treatment with parenteral antibiotics he underwent early aortic reconstruction with an in-situ prosthetic graft wrapped in an omental pedicle. Mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysms can be treated in this way despite the potential for graft infection from persisting retroperitoneal sepsis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Princess Royal Hospital, Telford TF16TF, Apley Castle, Shropshire, UK.
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