Successful surgical treatment of Stanford type A aortic dissection due to Salmonella aortitis

Abstract Background Salmonella spp. cause infectious aortitis through the hematogenous spread of an intestinal Salmonella infection. Salmonella aortitis can result in extensive tissue damage in the aorta leading to complications including dissection, abscess formation, pseudoaneurysms, and rupture,...

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Published in:	Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Main Authors:	Shohei Yoshida, Adwaiy Manerikar, Mengou Zhu, Christopher Mehta
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-07-01
Subjects:	Salmonella aortitis Stanford type A aortic dissection
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-023-02318-x