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A New Murine Model of Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Published on: July 7, 2013
Treatment of mycotic aortic aneurysms with endoluminal grafts
K G Jones1, R E Bell, T Sabharwal
1Department of Vascular Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK.
Purpose:
To report the benefit of endoluminal repair of mycotic aortic aneurysms and highlight the need for a registry.
Methods:
Nine patients (five female) were identified over 5 years (1998-2003) as having presumed mycotic aortic aneurysms (12 in total) suitable for endoluminal grafting. A total of nine thoracic and three abdominal were grafted and followed up for a median of 36 months.
Results:
Six of the aneurysms have resolved and one was converted to an open repair. There was one early death from rupture of a second undiagnosed aneurysm and two late deaths from rupture due to persistent inflammation. Long-term antibiotics have not been mandatory to ensure survival.
Conclusions:
Mycotic aortic aneurysms of the thoracic and abdominal aorta do benefit from endoluminal repair, particularly when arising in previously normal aortic tissue. Endoluminal grafting also has a role in the palliation of secondarily infected aortas and so to prove its efficacy in the treatment of all these rare cases a registry is required.
