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Area of Science:

  • Vascular Surgery
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Aortic Surgery

Background:

  • Aortic infections, though rare, pose significant risks due to the aorta's natural resistance.
  • Infections can spread to the aorta from surrounding tissues or bloodstream.
  • This study reviews a 5-year experience with abdominal aortic infection therapy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the therapeutic outcomes of abdominal aortic infections.
  • To analyze surgical and conservative management strategies.
  • To assess morbidity and mortality associated with aortic infections.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 17 patients with acute abdominal aortic infections (2008-2012).
  • Surgical treatment involved aortic resection, debridement, and in situ reconstruction (n=14), often with silver-impregnated prostheses.
  • Endovascular stent graft (n=1) and conservative management (n=2) were also employed.

Main Results:

  • Morbidity was 47.2% (8 patients), with 11.8% hospital mortality (2 patients).
  • The 30-day mortality was 5.9% (1 patient).
  • No graft infections or thrombosis were observed during a mean follow-up of 3.5 years.

Conclusions:

  • Infectious aortitis and mycotic aneurysms carry a high mortality risk.
  • Increasing immunocompromised populations may lead to more aortic infections.
  • Despite challenges, surgical management of infectious aortitis can achieve midterm survival with interdisciplinary collaboration.