Rapid growth and early rupture of a primary mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta

L C Borris; M Nøhr; K Petersen

doi:10.1016/s0950-821x(89)80057-x

Rapid growth and early rupture of a primary mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta

Eur J Vasc Surg. 1989 Oct;3(5):461-3. doi: 10.1016/s0950-821x(89)80057-x.

Authors

L C Borris¹, M Nøhr, K Petersen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark.

PMID: 2680612
DOI: 10.1016/s0950-821x(89)80057-x

Abstract

A case of a primary mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta due to infection with Staphylococcus aureus is presented. The outcome was fatal because of rupture into the jejunum.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aneurysm, Infected / diagnosis
Aneurysm, Infected / pathology*
Aorta, Abdominal
Aortic Aneurysm / diagnosis
Aortic Aneurysm / pathology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Rupture, Spontaneous
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections / pathology
Ultrasonography