Endovascular treatment of Brucella-infected abdominal aortic aneurysm: a case report
In very rare cases, a primary infection of abdominal aortic aneurysm (IAAA) is caused by Brucella.In this paper, we have described such a case that was successfully treated with a novel approach.To the best of our knowledge, this is the first Chinese case in which an infection of the abdominal aortic aneurysm was caused by Brucella.A similar case was reported for the first time in Korea.The clinical findings included high fever, fatigue, and abdominal pain.The diagnosis was confirmed by performing computed tomography angiography (CTA).Moreover, we also isolated the bacteriologic specimens from the patient”s blood culture.The patient was treated by endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR).Thereafter, he was prescribed Brucellasensitive antibiotics for 6 weeks after the operation.During the 10-month follow-up period, the patient remained uneventful.Our case study supports the premise that EVAR is an appropriate alternative strategy to treat IAAA caused by bacteria, such as Brucella.
infection of abdominal aortic aneurysm Brucella computed tomography angiography endovascular aneurysm repair Endovascular
ZHANG Tao
国内会议
北京
英文
35-37
2015-10-22（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）