title: Contained rupture of a mycotic infrarenal aortic aneurysm infected with Campylobacter fetus.
abstract: Mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysms (MAAAs) are rare entities accounting for 0.65-2% of aortic aneurysms. Campylobacter fetus has a tropism for vascular tissue and is a rare cause of mycotic aneurysm. We present a 73-year-old male patient with contained rupture of a MAAA caused by C. fetus, successfully treated with endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) and antibiotics, which is not previously described for this aetiology. Although open surgery is the gold standard, EVAR is nowadays feasible and potentially represents a durable option, especially in frail patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Hopital Riviera-Chablais, Montreux, VD, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dimitrief
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Hopital Riviera-Chablais, Montreux, VD, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Floryn
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0242-6692
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cherbanyk
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, VD, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Déglise
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Hopital Riviera-Chablais, Montreux, VD, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Edgardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pezzetta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002168:Campylobacter fetus; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents