Temporizing endovascular repair of a ruptured mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm Luiz Araujo, MD, Jones Thomas, BA, Andrew Cha, DO, Saum Rahimi, MD, Randy Shafritz, MD, Naiem Nassiri, MD, RPVI Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages 20-23 (March 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.12.002 Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 A, Ruptured saccular mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm (MAAA) with a giant aortocaval fistula. B, Note the iliocaval thromboses bilaterally and the significantly diminished distal arterial flow on run-off. Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases 2015 1, 20-23DOI: (10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.12.002) Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Successful elimination of the aortocaval fistula by deployment of a modular bifurcated endograft positioned purposefully 2.5 cm distal to the lowest renal artery. Immediate normalization of heart rate was noted after endograft deployment was completed. Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases 2015 1, 20-23DOI: (10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.12.002) Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Explant of the temporizing (right) endograft at the time of (left) open repair of the mycotic aneurysm. Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases 2015 1, 20-23DOI: (10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.12.002) Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions