Mycotic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms—A Tertiary Centre Experience and Formulation of a Management Protocol
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A retrospective, single-center review was performed from 2001 to 2018. Seventeen patients with infected aortic aneurysms (10 ruptures, 11 saccular) were treated by endovascular repair in 13 (endovascular aneurysm [EVAR], n = 9; surgeon-modified fenestrated EVAR, 4) and open 4 patients. The 1- 5-year overall survival 94% 75%, respectively. infection-free 88% 63%, management of the selective use or repair, combined appropriate long-term antibiotic therapy, can achieve acceptable outcomes.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1085-875X', '0741-5214', '1097-6809']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2021.04.008