Mycotic superior mesenteric pseudoaneurysm draining into a vein

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2011 Jan;12(1):91-3. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2010.251645. Epub 2010 Oct 21.

Abstract

A 46-year-old man with a medical history notable only for schizophrenia was admitted to hospital with complaints of general fatigue and high fever. Transthoracic echocardiography on day 6 after admission demonstrated a large vegetation (17 mm) on the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve with mild regurgitation and mild aortic regurgitation. The patient also complained of abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography showed a remarkable enlargement of the superior mesenteric artery aneurysm (SMAA). An excision of the SMAA and double valve replacement was performed, and the patient was administered a six-week course of intravenous antibiotic therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / microbiology
  • Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm / microbiology*
  • Aneurysm / surgery
  • Aneurysm, Infected / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm, Infected / microbiology*
  • Aneurysm, Infected / surgery
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mesenteric Artery, Superior / diagnostic imaging
  • Mesenteric Artery, Superior / microbiology*
  • Mesenteric Artery, Superior / surgery
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents