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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Main Authors: Zahira Zouizra, Soukaina Benbakh, Gaël Biaou, Drissi Boumzebra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-02-01
Series:SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X18761309