title: Mycotic aneurysm of the right iliac artery: imaging diagnosis and correlation with pathological findings.
abstract: We report the case of a 55-year-old woman who presented at the emergency department with hypogastric pain, fever, clinical signs of sepsis and a critical inflammation syndrome in her blood test values. CT-scan of the abdomen demonstrated an infected aneurysm of the right iliac artery. The patient underwent surgery with a favorable outcome. Histological examination of resected artery was performed and compared to the CT features. The authors review the literature and stress the importance of early diagnosis and treatement.
authors: Department of Radiology, Clinique St-Pierre Ottignies, Belgium. geoffreycolin1@hotmail.com
authors: G C
authors: GC
authors: Colin
authors: J-L
authors: JL
authors: Dargent
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Agneessens
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Scavée
authors: J-P
authors: JP
authors: Haxhe
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Bosschaert
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed