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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| author | Zahira Zouizra Soukaina Benbakh Gaël Biaou Drissi Boumzebra |
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| description | 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. The surgical treatment consisted of a ligature of the proximal and distal ends of the aneurysm. Postoperative course was significant for hypertension. A year and a half follow-up showed no other complications. Limited data are available concerning our chosen technique, but the reported cases showed a good short-term outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a2912ae212da4e3c83e121d84882aad92022-12-22T01:47:10ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medical Case Reports2050-313X2018-02-01610.1177/2050313X18761309Ligation of the aorta for a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in an infantZahira ZouizraSoukaina BenbakhGaël BiaouDrissi BoumzebraMycotic 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. The surgical treatment consisted of a ligature of the proximal and distal ends of the aneurysm. Postoperative course was significant for hypertension. A year and a half follow-up showed no other complications. Limited data are available concerning our chosen technique, but the reported cases showed a good short-term outcome.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X18761309 |
| spellingShingle | Zahira Zouizra Soukaina Benbakh Gaël Biaou Drissi Boumzebra Ligation of the aorta for a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in an infant SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
| title | Ligation of the aorta for a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in an infant |
| title_full | Ligation of the aorta for a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in an infant |
| title_fullStr | Ligation of the aorta for a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in an infant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ligation of the aorta for a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in an infant |
| title_short | Ligation of the aorta for a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in an infant |
| title_sort | ligation of the aorta for a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in an infant |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X18761309 |
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