Endovascular stent-graft for thoracic aorta aneurysm caused by Salmonella

Nikos Kotzampassakis; Pierre Delanaye; François Masy; Etienne Creemers

doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.02.035

Endovascular stent-graft for thoracic aorta aneurysm caused by Salmonella

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2004 Jul;26(1):225-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.02.035.

Authors

Nikos Kotzampassakis¹, Pierre Delanaye, François Masy, Etienne Creemers

Affiliation

¹ Department of Vascular Surgery, Pr. R. Limet. University of Liege, CHU Sart Tilman-B35, 4000 Liège, Belgium. nikotzam@tiscalinet.be

PMID: 15201011
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.02.035

Abstract

We describe the placement of an endovascular stent-graft in a patient with mycotic aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta caused by Salmonella. Endovascular grafting combined with antibiotic therapy in thoracic mycotic aneurysms might represent an alternative to conventional surgery in patients with high operative risk.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aneurysm, Infected / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, Infected / microbiology
Aneurysm, Infected / surgery*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / microbiology
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Female
Humans
Salmonella Infections / diagnostic imaging
Salmonella Infections / surgery*
Salmonella enteritidis*
Stents*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed