Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 269-274 , August 2009

Endovascular repair of mycotic aortic aneurysms

  • Karl Sörelius, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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  • Kevin Mani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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  • Martin Björck, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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  • Rickard Nyman, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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  • Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Dr Anders Wanhainen, Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden

Received 14 October 2008 ,Accepted 2 January 2009.

  • Image Result

    A and B, Preoperative computed tomography angiography of a patient with a ruptured mycotic aneurysm in the descending thoracic aorta.

    A and B, Preoperative computed tomography angiography of a patient with a ruptured mycotic aneurysm in the descending thoracic aorta.

  • Image Result

    A, Postoperative computed tomography angiography and (B) three-dimensional reconstruction after endovascular repair of a ruptured mycotic aneurysm in the descending thoracic aorta. Same patient as Fig

    A, Postoperative computed tomography angiography and (B) three-dimensional reconstruction after endovascular repair of a ruptured mycotic aneurysm in the descending thoracic aorta. Same patient as Fig 1.

  • Image Result
    Kaplan-Meier survival plot of 11 patients with mycotic aortic aneurysms treated endovascularly.

    Kaplan-Meier survival plot of 11 patients with mycotic aortic aneurysms treated endovascularly.

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)00002-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.01.001

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 269-274 , August 2009