Clostridial Mycotic Aneurysm of the Thoracoabdominal Aorta: A Case Report

Clostridial infection of the aorta is a rare and life-threatening condition. The management of a mycotic aneurysm involving the thoracoabdominal aorta due to Clostridium septicum infection is presented. Successful surgical management of the aortic infection involved arterial resection, wide debridem...

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Published in:Vascular surgery 2001-07, Vol.35 (4), p.303-310
Main Authors: Morrison, Richard C., Dimuzio, Paul J., Kahn, Mark, Carabasi, R. Anthony, Bailey, William, Edie, Richard N.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aneurysm, Infected - etiology
Aorta, Abdominal - pathology
Aorta, Thoracic - pathology
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - etiology
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - etiology
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis. Bacterial diseases of the aorta, limb vessels and lymphatic vessels
Biological and medical sciences
Clostridium Infections
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
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Summary:Clostridial infection of the aorta is a rare and life-threatening condition. The management of a mycotic aneurysm involving the thoracoabdominal aorta due to Clostridium septicum infection is presented. Successful surgical management of the aortic infection involved arterial resection, wide debridement of the surrounding tissues, and in situ graft replacement. Sixteen additional cases of clostridial infection of the aortoiliac segment reported in the literature are also summarized. In ten of these 17 cases, an associated colonic adenocarcinoma was documented.
ISSN:0042-2835
DOI:10.1177/153857440103500410