| Listeria monocytogenes as a rare cause of mycotic aortic aneurysm. | |
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PMID: 20670778 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Mycotic aneurysms represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge still lacking general recommendations for optimal therapy. So far, Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) is very rarely reported to be the causative organism of mycotic aortic aneurysms. We report 2 cases of mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysms due to L. monocytogenes infection being treated by radical debridement, open in situ reconstruction with aorto-bi-iliac Dacron grafts, and long-term antibiotic therapy. Both patients recovered well from surgery. Interestingly, the long-time follow-up for the first patient 9 years after surgery was entirely uneventful. Open debridement in an in situ reconstruction with Dacron grafts followed by antibiotic therapy seems to be a suitable therapeutic regime for mycotic aneurysms due to L. monocytogenes. |
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Authors:
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Ahmet Bal; Frank Schönleben; Abbas Agaimy; André Gessner; Werner Lang |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of vascular surgery Volume: 52 ISSN: 1097-6809 ISO Abbreviation: J. Vasc. Surg. Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-30 Completed Date: 2010-08-31 Revised Date: 2012-10-03 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8407742 Medline TA: J Vasc Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 456-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright (c) 2010 Society for Vascular Surgery. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany. |
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Aged Aneurysm, Infected / diagnosis, microbiology*, therapy Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnosis, microbiology*, therapy Aortography / methods Blood Vessel Prosthesis Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation Combined Modality Therapy Debridement Female Humans Listeria monocytogenes / isolation & purification* Polyethylene Terephthalates Prosthesis Design Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome |
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0/Anti-Bacterial Agents; 0/Polyethylene Terephthalates |
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