Mycotic aneurysm of the thoracoabdominal aorta in a child with end-stage renal disease.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
A 5-year-old child with nephrotic syndrome developed a mycotic saccular thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) involving the visceral segment within a 4-month period following pneumococcal bacteremia and presumed spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). Due to continued aneurysm growth and progression to end-stage renal disease, TAAA repair was performed, followed by cadaveric kidney transplantation. This is the first known instance of mycotic aortic aneurysm formation as a consequence of SPB and the first report of TAAA repair in preparation for kidney transplantation in a child.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Andersen, ND; Bhattacharya, SD; Williams, JB; McCann, RL; Hughes, GC
Published Date
- October 2011
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 54 / 4
Start / End Page
- 1161 - 1163
PubMed ID
- 21723063
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC3188355
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1097-6809
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.04.051
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States