Six Cases of Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

<p>Infected abdominal aortic aneurysm (IAAA) are rare, but life-threatening. This time we experienced six cases of infected abdominal aortic aneurysm. We measured the soothing of bacteremia by two weeks of antibiotic treatment before operation, if not in a state of impending rupture or rupture. The <i>in situ </i>prosthetic graft replacement surgery was the first choice. In five cases, we replaced by an <i>in situ </i>dacron graft with Rifampicin. However, one case that was by pondylitis caused by <i>Helicobacter cinaedi </i>was treated by extra-anatomical bypass. There was no post-operative infectious complication. In addition, surgery/hospital death was 0%.</p>