Endovascular Therapy of Aortic Rupture Secondary to a Psoas Abscess

Secondary infection of the aorta is a sporadic and life-threatening disease. It is usually caused by infection and abscess in an adjacent structure. The most common mechanism for secondary aortic infection is a psoas abscess eroding the aortic wall, which rarely results in non-aneurysmal aortic rupt...

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Published inTurk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi : Turk Kardiyoloji Derneginin yayin organidir Vol. 51; no. 5; pp. 353 - 355
Main Authors Asil, Serkan, Görmel, Suat, Köksal, Ozan, Eşki, Selen, Buğan, Barış, Yüksel, Uygar Çağdaş
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.07.2023
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Summary:Secondary infection of the aorta is a sporadic and life-threatening disease. It is usually caused by infection and abscess in an adjacent structure. The most common mechanism for secondary aortic infection is a psoas abscess eroding the aortic wall, which rarely results in non-aneurysmal aortic rupture. Primary treatment is surgical aortic reconstruction, but the risk of emergency surgical treatment is high. Endovascular aortic stent-graft implantation can be lifesaving in this setting by stopping the bleeding. However, the crucial question of durability and late infections remains unanswered and warrants long-term antibiotic treatment and follow-up. In this report, we present a case of primary psoas abscess, which resulted in non-aneurysmal aortic rupture and its endovascular treatment.
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ISSN:1308-4488
DOI:10.5543/tkda.2023.63458