Open Surgical Repair Using the Femoral Vein for a Mycotic Superior Mesenteric Artery Aneurysm
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 209-212, 2018.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) aneurysms are rare and often fatal. A 72-year-old man had previously been admitted to the emergency room with epigastric pain and heart murmur. The echocardiographic diagnosis was vegetation on the aortic and mitral valves, with moderate regurgitation from both valves due to infective endocarditis. No aneurysm was detected on abdominal computed tomography, and emergency double-valve replacement was performed. On postoperative day 25, the patient experienced abrupt abdominal pain, and computed tomography revealed a mycotic SMA aneurysm. Open surgical repair of the SMA aneurysm was performed using the femoral vein, and the patient's postoperative course was uneventful.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Echocardiography
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Abdominal Pain
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Heart Murmurs
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Mesenteric Artery, Superior
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Diagnosis
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Emergencies
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Endocarditis
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Sternotomy
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Femoral Vein
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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