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Successful Endovascular Treatment of an Infected Aortic Aneurysm Induced by Klebsiella pneumoniae

Aortic aneurysms infected by Klebsiella pneumoniae are rarely seen. We describe a 50-year-old man with infected aortic aneurysm that was successfully treated with endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Diagnosis was confirmed using blood culture and computed tomography (CT). Intravenous antibiotics we...

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Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Radiology 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9431929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36238625
http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.81.3.733
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Sumario:Aortic aneurysms infected by Klebsiella pneumoniae are rarely seen. We describe a 50-year-old man with infected aortic aneurysm that was successfully treated with endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Diagnosis was confirmed using blood culture and computed tomography (CT). Intravenous antibiotics were immediately administered, with improvements in clinical findings and negative blood cultures before the procedure. Twenty-four months after the procedure, the patient was stable and serial CT revealed regression of the infected aortic aneurysm. Therefore, after controlling bacteremia and fever with targeted antibiotic therapy, EVAR can be considered as an alternative for patients who have serious comorbidities and are ineligible for conventional surgery.