Coil embolization of an infected superior gluteal artery pseudoaneurysm caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

We describe the successful selective coil embolization of an infected superior gluteal pseudoaneurysm secondary to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a 36-year old women. The patient presented with a long history of drug abuse and perisacral abscesses due to chronic sacroilitis. T...

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Published inVASA Vol. 34; no. 1; p. 62
Main Authors Schindera, S T, Anderson, S E, Triller, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 01.02.2005
Subjects
Abscess - complications
Abscess - diagnosis
Adult
Aneurysm, False - diagnosis
Aneurysm, False - therapy
Aneurysm, Infected - diagnosis
Aneurysm, Infected - therapy
Angiography
Arthritis, Infectious - complications
Arthritis, Infectious - diagnosis
Bacteremia - complications
Bacteremia - diagnosis
Buttocks - blood supply
Diagnosis, Differential
Embolization, Therapeutic
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Methicillin Resistance
Sacroiliac Joint
Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections - therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:We describe the successful selective coil embolization of an infected superior gluteal pseudoaneurysm secondary to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a 36-year old women. The patient presented with a long history of drug abuse and perisacral abscesses due to chronic sacroilitis. The chosen strategy provides a safe and successful management of infected false gluteal artery aneurysm.
ISSN:0301-1526
DOI:10.1024/0301-1526.34.1.62