Successful treatment of mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm by in situ graft replacement with omental wrapping

Yoshiharu Nishimura; Yoshitaka Okamura; Takeshi Hiramatsu; Masahiro Iwahashi; Shigeru Komori

doi:10.1007/BF02744606

Successful treatment of mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm by in situ graft replacement with omental wrapping

Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Feb;54(2):78-80. doi: 10.1007/BF02744606.

Authors

Yoshiharu Nishimura¹, Yoshitaka Okamura, Takeshi Hiramatsu, Masahiro Iwahashi, Shigeru Komori

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama City, Wakayama, Japan.

PMID: 16519134
DOI: 10.1007/BF02744606

Abstract

Mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm is a fatal disease. We report a case of a 67-year-old man presenting with contained rupture of a mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm. Urgent in situ graft replacement was successfully performed with omental wrapping to prevent postoperative graft infection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aneurysm, Infected / surgery*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Rupture / surgery*
Humans
Male
Omentum / surgery*
Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods