Aortitis causing rapid growth of a mycotic aortic aneurysm
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Aortitis causing rapid growth of a mycotic aortic aneurysm
Mycotic infrarenal aortic aneurysms are rare and often masquerade as other abdominal pathology. We present a case where serial imaging made the diagnosis and provided an insight into the pathophysiology of mycotic aneurysm. A 71-year-old man presents with abdominal pain, rigours and dysuria. Computed tomography reveals an irregular, thickened ectatic abdominal aorta, but cholescintigraphy sugge...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Surgical Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2042-8812
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjw040