INTRODUCTION Mycotic popliteal aneurysms are not a common phenomenon. They can initially be easily confused with other more trivial conditions such as a Baker's cyst. We present a case of a patient presenting with a progressively worsening leg swelling which was initially misdiagnosed. Only until symptoms rapidly progressed was a popliteal aneurysm diagnosed. To our knowledge this is the only i...

mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta is rare in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) and usually caused by staphylococcus aureus. we describe a patient with a mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta at the proximal vein graft anastomosis site after cabg. culture from the sinus tract of the sternum and from the aneurysm sac was klebsiella pneumoniae. surgical te...

We describe the placement of an endovascular stent-graft in a patient with mycotic aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta caused by Salmonella. Endovascular grafting combined with antibiotic therapy in thoracic mycotic aneurysms might represent an alternative to conventional surgery in patients with high operative risk.

The authors report a rare case of cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (HPS) following the excision of a mycotic aneurysm with superficial temporal artery-to-middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) bypass. A 74-year-old woman with infective endocarditis presented with progressive cerebral infarction and subarachnoid hemorrhage due to a mycotic aneurysm, which was excised with a STA-MCA bypass. Postoperati...

An 82-year-old man with a mycotic aortic aneurysm of the distal arch underwent urgent surgery because of sepsis. The infected aortic arch was excised, replaced with a rifampicin-bonded prosthetic graft, and covered with omentum. Direct hemoperfusion using polymyxin B-immobilized fiber (PMX-DHP) was intraoperatively carried out in parallel with the cardiopulmonary circuit. Intraoperative PMX-DHP...

The number of percutaneous interventions with stent implantation has increased dramatically in recent years, although the frequent use of this device in reports of infections is extremely rare. In this article we report two cases of mycotic aneurysm after implantation of stents with different clinical presentations and outcomes.