Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 257-258, December 2007

Successful Resection of a Mycotic Aneurysm of the Superior Mesenteric Artery

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan

Received 11 May 2007; received in revised form 25 June 2007; accepted 6 July 2007.

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Abstract 

Aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery is rare. More than 50% are mycotic. An aneurysm at this site ruptures easily and is difficult to manage. Here, we report a 49-year-old man with a mycotic aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery, which was successfully resected, with revascularization from the infrarenal aorta using a retrograde vein graft.

keywords:  Mycotic aneurysm , Saphenous vein graft , Superior mesenteric artery

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PII: S1016-3190(10)60026-2

doi:10.1016/S1016-3190(10)60026-2

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 257-258, December 2007

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