Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Severe Sepsis: Successful Outcome
Primary infection of aorta, in absence of atherosclerosis, leading to aneurysm formation occurs in <1% of cases. Early diagnosis and surgical treatment are important to offset associated poor prognosis. A preoperative diagnosis is often missed due to nonspecific presentation. Computed tomography...
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doaj-9df133f0b90a419c9df149138a8bc3712020-11-24T21:18:57ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery0972-08202394-09992017-01-014312112310.4103/ijves.ijves_54_16Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Severe Sepsis: Successful OutcomeDevender SinghPartha SarathyVamshi KrishnaSharwari AmtePrimary infection of aorta, in absence of atherosclerosis, leading to aneurysm formation occurs in <1% of cases. Early diagnosis and surgical treatment are important to offset associated poor prognosis. A preoperative diagnosis is often missed due to nonspecific presentation. Computed tomography can confirm the diagnosis in suspected cases. Confirmation of diagnosis often warrants deviation from usual surgical techniques of management of abdominal aortic aneurysm. A case is described, of a toxic male patient, detected to have an infected aortic aneurysm with multiorgan dysfunction presented in septic shock. He could be successfully managed by an aggressive surgical and medical approach.http://www.indjvascsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0972-0820;year=2017;volume=4;issue=3;spage=121;epage=123;aulast=SinghExtra-anatomic bypassinfected aneurysmpyelonephritis |
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Devender Singh Partha Sarathy Vamshi Krishna Sharwari Amte Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Severe Sepsis: Successful Outcome Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Extra-anatomic bypass infected aneurysm pyelonephritis |
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Devender Singh Partha Sarathy Vamshi Krishna Sharwari Amte |
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Devender Singh |
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Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Severe Sepsis: Successful Outcome |
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Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Severe Sepsis: Successful Outcome |
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Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Severe Sepsis: Successful Outcome |
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Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Severe Sepsis: Successful Outcome |
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Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Severe Sepsis: Successful Outcome |
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infected abdominal aortic aneurysm with severe sepsis: successful outcome |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery |
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0972-0820 2394-0999 |
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2017-01-01 |
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Primary infection of aorta, in absence of atherosclerosis, leading to aneurysm formation occurs in <1% of cases. Early diagnosis and surgical treatment are important to offset associated poor prognosis. A preoperative diagnosis is often missed due to nonspecific presentation. Computed tomography can confirm the diagnosis in suspected cases. Confirmation of diagnosis often warrants deviation from usual surgical techniques of management of abdominal aortic aneurysm. A case is described, of a toxic male patient, detected to have an infected aortic aneurysm with multiorgan dysfunction presented in septic shock. He could be successfully managed by an aggressive surgical and medical approach. |
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Extra-anatomic bypass infected aneurysm pyelonephritis |
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http://www.indjvascsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0972-0820;year=2017;volume=4;issue=3;spage=121;epage=123;aulast=Singh |
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