Articles: aortic-rupture-etiology.
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Case Reports
Aortoduodenal fistula and associated rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm after endoluminal stent graft repair.
The main complications of endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms are vascular leaks and rupture, although infection and aortoduodenal fistulas have also been reported rarely. We report a case of aortoduodenal fistula with separate retroperitoneal rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm after endovascular stent graft repair. ⋯ The patient underwent open repair and did well. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of aortoduodenal fistula and associated retroperitoneal rupture of the aneurysm after endovascular stent graft repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
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Case Reports
Rupture of the descending thoracic aorta caused by blunt chest trauma: report of a case.
A 66-year-old man fell from a tree and was diagnosed to have multiple fractured ribs and hemopneumothorax based upon the chest roentgenogram findings. He underwent chest tube drainage and evacuation using video-assisted thoracic surgery. ⋯ We performed a direct closure of the penetrated portion of the descending thoracic aorta. The patient has remained well for 1 year following the second operation.
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This report describes a 56-year-old man with a ruptured infected abdominal aortic aneurysm secondary to Salmonella bacteremia, initially presenting as acute pyelonephritis. Spike fever with severe back pain continued despite empiric antibiotic treatment at a local hospital. Hypotension with a sudden hemoglobin drop was observed on the second hospitalization day. ⋯ This case was successfully treated through prompt surgical intervention and aggressive protracted antibiotic therapy. The case presented herein raises concerns about the uncommon but life-threatening mycotic aneurysm presented initially as acute pyelonephritis. Early diagnosis and appropriate surgical and antibiotic treatment of the Salmonella mycotic aortic aneurysm is crucial for a satisfactory outcome.