Infected infrarenal aortic aneurysms: When is in situ reconstruction safe? Jean Marc Fichelle, MD, Georges Tabet, MD, Philippe Cormier, MD, Jean Christophe Farkas, MD, Claude Laurian, MD, Frédéric Gigou, MD, Jean Marzelle, MD, Jacques Acar, MD, Jean Michel Cormier, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 17, Issue 4, Pages 635-645 (April 1993) DOI: 10.1016/0741-5214(93)90105-U Copyright © 1993 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Abdominal aorta infected by Salmonella panama. Left, Preoperative angiogram; right, late (10 years) postoperative digital intravenous angiogram. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1993 17, 635-645DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(93)90105-U) Copyright © 1993 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Streptococcus infective aortitis. A, Preoperative angiogram. B, Histopathologic examination shows infectious destruction of aortic wall. C, Postoperative angiogram. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1993 17, 635-645DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(93)90105-U) Copyright © 1993 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Abdominal aortic dissection infected by Escherichia coli. A, Preoperative angiogram. B, Histopathologic examination shows parietal destruction and gram-negative rods in aortic wall. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1993 17, 635-645DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(93)90105-U) Copyright © 1993 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Double infective aortic lesion caused by P. multocida. A, Thoracicoabdominal saccular aneurysm. B, Infrarenal aortic aneurysm. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1993 17, 635-645DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(93)90105-U) Copyright © 1993 Society for Vascular Surgery and International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter Terms and Conditions