Successful treatment of Salmonella mycotic aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta

Chih-Yuan Lin; Gou-Jieng Hong; Kou-Chen Lee; Chien-Sung Tsai

doi:10.1016/s1010-7940(03)00294-x

Successful treatment of Salmonella mycotic aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2003 Aug;24(2):320-2. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(03)00294-x.

Authors

Chih-Yuan Lin¹, Gou-Jieng Hong, Kou-Chen Lee, Chien-Sung Tsai

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Cheng-Gung Road, Nei-Hu, Taipei 114, Taiwan, ROC.

PMID: 12895636
DOI: 10.1016/s1010-7940(03)00294-x

Abstract

Salmonella mycotic aneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta are exceedingly rare. There are few case reports and even fewer reports of long term survival. The case of a 68-year-old female presenting with a mycotic aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta caused by Salmonella species is described, which involved successful surgical intervention.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aneurysm, Infected / complications
Aneurysm, Infected / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, Infected / surgery*
Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / microbiology
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortography
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
Cephalosporins / therapeutic use
Diabetes Complications
Diabetes Mellitus / diagnostic imaging
Diabetes Mellitus / surgery
Female
Hemoptysis / diagnostic imaging
Hemoptysis / etiology
Hemoptysis / surgery
Humans
Salmonella Infections / complications
Salmonella Infections / diagnostic imaging
Salmonella Infections / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Cephalosporins
Ceftriaxone