Endovascular stent graft repair for a Salmonella-infected aneurysm of thoracic aorta.
Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair using stent graft has been reported as a feasible and effective treatment for aortic aneurysm. However, its application for treating infected aortic aneurysms is still controversial and less reported. We report a 74-year-old male diabetic patient diagnosed with Salmonella-infected aortic aneurysm, who was successfully treated with endovascular stent graft repair followed by a 2-month course of intravenous antibiotics and long-term oral antibiotic therapy. Sequential computed tomography scans demonstrated the shrinkage of the aneurysm and no evidence of relapse 11 months later.
Department of Surgery, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Weng-Fai
WF
Lao
Chien-Hsien
CH
Huang
Chia-Hsun
CH
Lin
Ming-Jen
MJ
Lu
Chi-Ren
CR
Hung
D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents