Infectious Aortitis of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm From .

JACC Case Rep

Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Published: March 2023

A 71-year-old male presented with 1-day history of back pain. Imaging displayed an enlarging thoracic aortic aneurysm with gas in the aortic wall. Blood cultures grew . He underwent resection, debridement, and in situ aortic replacement with a rifampin-soaked graft under deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. His recovery was uncomplicated. ().

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10039385PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101783DOI Listing

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