Ligation of the aorta for a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in an infant
Mycotic aortic aneurysms are exceedingly uncommon in infants and they have a high risk of rupture. Their surgical management is extremely challenging. We report a case of a 22-month-old girl who presented with abdominal pain and fever revealing a ruptured mycotic aneurysm of the infrarenal aorta. Th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-02-01
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Series: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X18761309 |