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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013; 61(07): 600-602
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1328805
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Successful Management of a Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm Involving an Arch Branch Using an Endovascular Stent Graft

Si Young Choi
1   Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, Uijeongbu-Si, Republic of Korea
,
Chi Kyung Kim
2   Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
,
Chan Beom Park
2   Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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15 April 2012

27 April 2012

Publication Date:
17 December 2012 (online)

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Abstract

Mycotic aneurysms in the aortic arch are extremely rare and represent a challenging surgical problem. Although surgery is the standard treatment, application of endovascular repair has been extended, but this technique carries a concern regarding the interposition of an artificial graft in the infected lesion. We present the case of an infected pseudoaneurysm in the thoracic aorta which was successfully excluded by treatment with a stent graft.

Keywords

mycotic aneurysm - endovascular - aortic arch
 

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