Mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysms although rare are accompanied by an extensive risk of morbidity and mortality. Surgical treatment is challenging, but it offers the only chance of survival. Extra-anatomic aortic reconstruction through uninfected tissues is feasible, providing a durable therapeutic option in the presence of severe infection.

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