Mycotic thoracic aortic arch aneurysm from haematogenous spread of Clostridium septicum due to metastatic colorectal cancer: a survival guide

We report the case of a 78-year-old female who was found to have a mycotic thoracic aortic arch aneurysm caused by Clostridium septicum. Subsequent investigations demonstrated adenocarcinoma of the caecum with two liver metastases. The patient underwent a hybrid procedure involving endovascular repa...

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Autores principales: Lintin, Luke, Wheeler, Richard, Whiston, Richard, Gordon, Andrew, Berry, David, Torkington, Jared
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4216455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25362731
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rju117

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4216455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25362731
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rju117

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