Treatment Options for Primary Infected Aorta

A 71-year-old man, with a history of anterior-perineal bowel resection for previous malignancy, presented with a septic picture and back pain. Investigations revealed a primary infected aorta. At laparotomy an iliocolic tumor was also discovered and resected. Blood cultures prior to the operation we...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of vascular surgery 2007-03, Vol.21 (2), p.225-227
Hauptverfasser:	Taylor, Claire Fraser, Lennox, Andrew Ferris
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aneurysm, False - drug therapy Aneurysm, False - microbiology Aneurysm, False - pathology Aneurysm, False - surgery Aneurysm, Infected - drug therapy Aneurysm, Infected - microbiology Aneurysm, Infected - pathology Aneurysm, Infected - surgery Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Aortic Aneurysm - drug therapy Aortic Aneurysm - microbiology Aortic Aneurysm - pathology Aortic Aneurysm - surgery Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation Enterococcus faecium - isolation & purification Escherichia coli - isolation & purification Humans Incidental Findings Intestinal Neoplasms - diagnosis Intestinal Neoplasms - surgery Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	A 71-year-old man, with a history of anterior-perineal bowel resection for previous malignancy, presented with a septic picture and back pain. Investigations revealed a primary infected aorta. At laparotomy an iliocolic tumor was also discovered and resected. Blood cultures prior to the operation were positive for Escherichia coli , and Enterococcus faecium was cultured from the actual aorta.
ISSN:	0890-5096 1615-5947
DOI:	10.1016/j.avsg.2006.02.002