BCG mycotic aneurysm: Case report on a rare entity

Mycotic aortic aneurysms (MAA) are rare, accounting for 0.6–2.0% of all aortic aneuryms. MAA secondary to intravesical BCG instillations are even rarer, with less than a hundred reported cases till date. Given the delayed presentation, non specific presenting symptoms and significant risk of mortali...

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Autores principales: Thia, Ivan, Yuminaga, Yuigi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
Materias:
Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10320492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37416755
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102459
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description Mycotic aortic aneurysms (MAA) are rare, accounting for 0.6–2.0% of all aortic aneuryms. MAA secondary to intravesical BCG instillations are even rarer, with less than a hundred reported cases till date. Given the delayed presentation, non specific presenting symptoms and significant risk of mortality (90% without intervention, 10.3–22.7% with intervention), diagnosing this complication is challenging.
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spelling pubmed-103204922023-07-06 BCG mycotic aneurysm: Case report on a rare entity Thia, Ivan Yuminaga, Yuigi Urol Case Rep Oncology Mycotic aortic aneurysms (MAA) are rare, accounting for 0.6–2.0% of all aortic aneuryms. MAA secondary to intravesical BCG instillations are even rarer, with less than a hundred reported cases till date. Given the delayed presentation, non specific presenting symptoms and significant risk of mortality (90% without intervention, 10.3–22.7% with intervention), diagnosing this complication is challenging. Elsevier 2023-06-17 /pmc/articles/PMC10320492/ /pubmed/37416755 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102459 Text en © 2023 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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BCG mycotic aneurysm: Case report on a rare entity
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title_fullStr BCG mycotic aneurysm: Case report on a rare entity
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title_short BCG mycotic aneurysm: Case report on a rare entity
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10320492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37416755
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