Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm associated with a psoas abscess

A Inufusa; Y Mikawa; I Morita; T Fujiwara

doi:10.1007/s00402-002-0395-6

Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm associated with a psoas abscess

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2002 Jun;122(5):306-7. doi: 10.1007/s00402-002-0395-6. Epub 2002 Mar 2.

Authors

A Inufusa¹, Y Mikawa, I Morita, T Fujiwara

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192 Japan. inu@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp

PMID: 12070654
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-002-0395-6

Abstract

A case of abdominal aortic aneurysm infected by Salmonella dublin is presented. Computed tomography (CT) revealed an abdominal aortic rupture associated with a psoas abscess. An axillo-femoral bypass was performed. The aneurysm and the psoas abscess were resected.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aneurysm, Infected / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, Infected / etiology*
Aortic Rupture / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Rupture / etiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Psoas Abscess / complications*
Psoas Abscess / microbiology
Radiography
Salmonella Infections / diagnostic imaging*