INTRODUCTION Mycotic aneurysms are associated with high mortality rates and are managed in the local setting with extra-anatomical bypass followed by ligation, exclusion and debridement of the aneurysm. This is the first case of successful endovascular stenting in an immunocompromised patient with Salmonella mycotic aneurysm. CLINICAL PICTURE A middle-aged man who was HIV positive had Salmone...

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 ...

Purpose: A mycotic aneurysm is an uncommon disease associated with a high mortality rate when managed surgically. This study reviewed our experiences in the surgical management of mycotic aortic aneurysms. Methods: In total, 26 patients who underwent surgery for a mycotic aneurysm were retrospectively reviewed. The mycotic aneurysms involved the thoracic aorta in 9 patients, the thoracoabdomina...

BACKGROUND Mycotic cerebral aneurysms are uncommon. We intend to report the first case of multiple mycotic cerebral aneurysms due to Brucella infection that were treated surgically. CASE DESCRIPTION A 34-year-old man with neurobrucellosis presented with intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH). Three mycotic aneurysms were detected in the vicinity of middle cerebral artery (MCA). Medical treatment fai...

The authors describe a rare case of mycotic aneurysm (MA) associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage treated with aneurysm trapping. The literature on management and the surgical techniques are controversial due to lack of randomize trials.

We report a case of mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm where the use of hybrid imaging with gallium scan demonstrated increased uptake in the infected aneurysm and aided in differentiating physiological uptake in the bowel from pathological uptake.

We report the case of a 34-year-old man with aortic valve infective endocarditis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, complicated by an aortic annular abscess. A 23-mm St. Jude HP aortic mechanical prosthesis was implanted. The pre-discharge echocardiogram revealed a mycotic aneurysm of the basal posteroinferior wall, confirmed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, and it was...

Mycotic aortic aneurysms (MAAs) are a rare form of that associated with catastrophic outcomes if not diagnosed and treated on time. However, MAAs diagnostic challenge owing to their often nonspecific presentation. In this study, we present case 42-year-old female pertinent history intravenous drug use who presented generalized body pain for two weeks was found have mycotic thoracoabdominal aneu...

BACKGROUND Mycotic aneurysms are a complication of infective endocarditis. Infection of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) may lead to bacteremia and fever causing complications similar to those seen in patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis. Intracranial mycotic aneurysms are rare, and their presence is signaled by the development of subarachnoid hemorrhage in the setting of bacterem...

Gluteal artery aneurysms are uncommon among all aneurysms and are usually a result of trauma. Streptococcus viridans bacteremia has been described in rare cases of extracranial mycotic aneurysms. Despite a variable clinical presentation, mycotic aneurysms of the superior gluteal artery could be the cause in patients with unexplained sciatica pain. Here we report a very rare case of spontaneous ...