Contained rupture of a mycotic infrarenal aortic aneurysm infected with Campylobacter fetus.
Maria DimitriefFloryn CherbanykSébastien DégliseEdgardo PezzettaPublished in: BMJ case reports (2016)
Mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysms (MAAAs) are rare entities accounting for 0.65-2% of aortic aneurysms. Campylobacter fetus has a tropism for vascular tissue and is a rare cause of mycotic aneurysm. We present a 73-year-old male patient with contained rupture of a MAAA caused by C. fetus, successfully treated with endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) and antibiotics, which is not previously described for this aetiology. Although open surgery is the gold standard, EVAR is nowadays feasible and potentially represents a durable option, especially in frail patients.
Keyphrases
- aortic aneurysm
- minimally invasive
- abdominal aortic
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- coronary artery
- biofilm formation
- antimicrobial resistance
- case report
- abdominal aortic aneurysm
- coronary artery bypass
- left ventricular
- pulmonary artery
- cystic fibrosis
- patient reported outcomes
- pulmonary hypertension
- staphylococcus aureus
- patient reported