Original Article
Mycotic aneurysm of the right iliac artery: imaging diagnosis and correlation with pathological findings
Authors:
GC Colin ,
Department of Radiology, Clinique St-Pierre Ottignies, Belgium
JL Dargent,
Department of Pathology, IPG Gosselies, Belgium
E Agneessens,
Department of Radiology, Clinique St-Pierre Ottignies, Belgium
V Scavée,
Department of Surgery, Clinique St-Pierre Ottignies, Belgium
JP Haxhe,
Department of Surgery, Clinique St-Pierre Ottignies, Belgium
P Bosschaert
Department of Radiology, Clinique St-Pierre Ottignies, Belgium
Abstract
We report the case of a 55-year-old woman who presented at the emergency department with hypogastric pain, fever, clinical signs of sepsis and a critical inflammation syndrome in her blood test values. CT-scan of the abdomen demonstrated an infected aneurysm of the right iliac artery. The patient underwent surgery with a favorable outcome.
Histological examination of resected artery was performed and compared to the CT features. The authors review the literature and stress the importance of early diagnosis and treatement.
How to Cite:
Colin G, Dargent J, Agneessens E, Scavée V, Haxhe J, Bosschaert P. Mycotic aneurysm of the right iliac artery: imaging diagnosis and correlation with pathological findings. Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology. 2012;95(6):350–4. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.720
Published on
01 Nov 2012.
Peer Reviewed
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