BACKGROUND Endovascular repair of mycotic aneurysm is an alternative to open repair if the patho-anatomy is suitable. The aortic size above and below the mycotic aneurysm may be small. METHODS A retrospective review was made of prospectively collected departmental computerised database. RESULTS Three oriental patients with juxta- and infra-renal mycotic aortic aneurysms with a small aortic ...

INTRODUCTION Cases of true mycotic popliteal artery aneurysm are rare. Presentation is variable but invasive and non-invasive investigations collectively facilitate diagnosis and guide operative procedures. Definitive treatment generally utilizes surgical intervention with excision and reconstruction using autologous vein graft. Prolonged targeted antibiotic therapy is an important adjuvant. ...

Since antibiotics have been widely used in the treatment of bacterial endocarditis, mycotic aneurysms caused by septic emboli have become extremely rare. We report the case of a 66-year-old male patient who presented mycotic aneurysm of the right tibioperoneal trunk two weeks after aortic and mitral valve replacement due to Enterococcus fecalis endocarditis. The clinical presentation simulated ...

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...

Mycotic aneurysms complicated by vasospasm and strokes represent a rare manifestation of bacterial meningitis. We describe a healthy woman diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and mycotic aneurysms, who received both antibiotic and corticosteroid therapy. This approach fostered a significant radiologic improvement in her mycotic aneurysms as evidenced by serial angiographic examinations. During ...

Mycotic aneurysm is defined as an infection of the arterial wall either by fungi or bacteria. Although, a rare complication infection, it associated with high morbidity and mortality. We describe 69-year-old female thoracic aortic mycotic aneurysm, no clear source predominantly atypical presentation, manifesting primarily heart failure, at rural community hospital. Our case also depicts rapid d...

Mycotic pulmonary artery aneurysms are a rare complication of right-sided endocarditis most often associated with congenital heart disease or intravenous drug addiction. We report a case of undetected mycotic pulmonary artery aneurysms secondary to prolonged rightsided endocarditis in a 25-years old patient with corrected tetralogy of Fallot /pulmonary atresia. An attempt to explain the delayed...

INTRODUCTION Staphylococcus aureus is the major cause of bacteremia, with the potential for some complications, namely mycotic aneurysms, defined as irreversible dilatation of an artery due to destruction of the vessel wall by infection. CASE PRESENTATION The authors present the case of a 52 year-old-Caucasian male, admitted with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and mycotic aneurysm of the ri...

Mycotic cerebral aneurysm is a relatively rare but very serious complication of infective endocarditis. Infective endocarditis is a rare but a potentially fatal complication of pregnancy. We report here two very rare cases of infective endocarditis associated with mycotic cerebral aneurysm in peripartum women. In one case, cardiac surgery was performed prior to cerebral surgery and after delive...

A case of a 40-year-old man with dehiscence of the prosthetic aortic valve and recurrence of mycotic aneurysm of the left ventricular outflow tract with osteogenesis imperfecta is presented. He had an operation of aortic valve replacement and direct closure of the mycotic aneurysm for infective endocarditis twenty-one months ago. We performed reoperation of prosthetic aortic valve, patch closur...