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Am J Gastroenterol
November 2024
Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Access Microbiol
August 2024
Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Mycotic aneurysms, characterized by vessel wall dilation resulting from infections including bacteria, fungi, and viruses, are a rare but severe consequence of systemic infections. The term 'mycotic' was coined by William Osler to describe the first instance of a fungal-induced infected aneurysm. These aneurysms, accounting for 0.
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June 2024
Professor and Head, Department of Infectious Diseases; Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Endovasc Ther
May 2024
Department of Vascular Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China.
Objective: The objective was to present our experience on managing mycotic infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (MIAAA) through a retrospective cohort study.
Methods: Data of patients with MIAAA managed in our center from July 2016 to October 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. The diagnosis of MIAAA was made based on: (1) preoperative clinical signs of infection; (2) elevated serologic infection parameters; (3) para-aneurysmal infection features on enhanced computed tomography; and (4) positive blood or tissue cultures.
Vasc Specialist Int
April 2024
Department of Vascular Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm (MTAA) is a disease that is difficult to treat and often lethal. Open repair has high morbidity and mortality risks; additionally, thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) often requires innovative techniques. We report the use of an innominate artery chimney endovascular aneurysm repair (ChEVAR) with carotid-carotid and carotid-left subclavian artery bypass for a time-sensitive -related MTAA.
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