Serial PET-CT Scans Can Help Determine Duration of Antibiotic Therapy After Endovascular Mycotic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair.
Jonathan WeissmannAli ShnakerShadi MahajnaMoanis AjajSimone FajerPublished in: Open journal of cardiovascular surgery (2019)
Mycotic aortic aneurysm is a rare vascular condition, with high-risk for fatal complications. In cases of bacterial infection, prolonged antibiotic therapy is administered. There is no consensus on duration of antibiotic therapy and close follow-up is recommended following surgical and endovascular interventions. We report a case of a patient, who was diagnosed with mycotic aneurysm and underwent successful endovascular repair. Extended postoperative antibiotic treatment was administered. The duration was determined by sequential Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scans over a period of 6 months.
Keyphrases
- positron emission tomography
- computed tomography
- pet ct
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pet imaging
- contrast enhanced
- aortic dissection
- dual energy
- aortic aneurysm
- spinal cord
- coronary artery
- physical activity
- left ventricular
- patients undergoing
- cell therapy
- mesenchymal stem cells
- pulmonary hypertension
- combination therapy
- spinal cord injury
- smoking cessation
- replacement therapy