Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2010 Apr;43(2):199-203.

A Ruptured Salmonella-Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm of the Suprarenal Type: A case report

• Moon JH
• Hong YS
• Lim SH
• Jung JH

Abstract

Infected aortic aneurysms are rare, but the mortality of patients with infected aortic aneurysms remains high. Open surgical procedures are the standard of care for infected aneurysms of aorta, but the surgical results are often disappointing. The risk factors related to the high mortality include aneurysm rupture and a suprarenal aneurysm location. The classic method for treating infected aneurysms has been aneurysm resection, soft tissue debridement, remote arterial reconstruction out of the field of infection and antibiotics. Infected anuerysms located in the suprarenal aorta are highly lethal because of the need to reimplant the visceral or renal arteries and the graft related complications. We reported here on a case of suprarenal infected aortic aneurysm in a 55-years-old man. We also include a review of the relevant medical literature.

Keyword

Aorta, surgery; Infection; Rupture

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm
Aneurysm, Infected
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Aorta
Aortic Aneurysm
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
Debridement
Humans
Renal Artery
Risk Factors
Rupture
Standard of Care
Transplants
Anti-Bacterial Agents