Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 20, 2026

Modified Octopus Technique for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Published on: August 1, 2025
Mycotic aneurysm of the descending aorta with hemoptysis
Mamoru Munakata1, Takashi Hirotani, Tsukasa Nakamichi
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract:
Mycotic aneurysm of the descending aorta is usually described as rare. We present two recent cases of mycotic aneurysm of the descending aorta complicated with hemoptysis. Urgent tube graft replacements were successfully performed under cardiopulmonary bypass support. Bacterial causes of the aneurysms were methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the first case and Staphylococcus aureus in the second case. Although the first patient died fifteenth months after surgery, the second patient remains well fourteenth months after the operation.
Related Concept Videos
Aneurysm I: Introduction
Aneurysm II: Clinical Manifestations and Diagnostic Studies
Aneurysm III: Interprofessional Care
Cryptococcal Meningitis
Thoracic Aorta
Mitral Stenosis I: Introduction
