Bilateral splenorenal bypass and axillofemoral graft for management of juxtarenal mycotic aneurysm

Cardiovasc Surg. 1996 Jun;4(3):331-4. doi: 10.1016/0967-2109(95)00040-2.

Abstract

The principles of treatment of mycotic aortic aneurysms are not well established and the optimal method of revascularization--extra-anatomic bypass or in situ grafting--is still debated. Infection of the juxtarenal or suprarenal aorta poses an additional challenge in management because of the requirement for visceral revascularization. The case of a 73-year-old man is reported who developed several mycotic aneurysms of the juxtarenal, infrarenal aorta and right main iliac artery following a Candida infection. He was successfully treated with suprarenal aortic ligation, aneurysmal excision, splenorenal bilateral bypass and systemic antifungal therapy. The patient subsequently underwent extra-anatomic revascularization of the lower extremities with a left axillobifermoral bypass involving a polytetrafluoroethylene graft.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, Infected / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm, Infected / surgery*
  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction
  • Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery*
  • Axillary Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Axillary Artery / surgery
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Candidiasis / diagnostic imaging
  • Candidiasis / surgery*
  • Colonic Polyps / surgery
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Femoral Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Femoral Artery / surgery
  • Humans
  • Kidney / blood supply*
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery
  • Renal Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Renal Artery / surgery*
  • Splenic Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Splenic Artery / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Veins / transplantation*

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents