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Case Reports
. 2004;31(2):165-7.

Endovascular treatment of intracerebral mycotic aneurysm before surgical treatment of infective endocarditis

Hasan Basri Erdogan  1 , Vedat Erentug, Nilgun Bozbuga, Deniz Goksedef, Esat Akinci, Cevat Yakut
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Endovascular treatment of intracerebral mycotic aneurysm before surgical treatment of infective endocarditis

Hasan Basri Erdogan et al. Tex Heart Inst J. 2004.

Abstract

Mycotic aneurysms are rarely seen in patients who have infective endocarditis, and the management of these patients remains controversial. We present the case of a patient who had infective endocarditis complicated by a mycotic aneurysm of the left middle cerebral artery. There was substantial mitral regurgitation, and Streptococcus viridans was isolated from the blood samples. Dysarthria appeared during the 4th week of the antibiotic therapy, but resolved completely 8 hours after onset. The left middle cerebral artery was embolized with platinum detachable coils. On the 7th day after the radiologic intervention, the native mitral valve was replaced with a 33-mm St. Jude Medical bi-leaflet mechanical mitral prosthesis. Most mycotic aneurysms show notable regression of symptoms with effective antibiotic treatment, and a very few may diminish in size. However it is impossible to predict the response of these aneurysms to therapy. To prevent the perioperative rupture of mycotic aneurysms and intracranial hemorrhage, priority should be given to endovascular interventions to treat cerebrovascular aneurysms in patients such as ours.

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Fig. 1 Cerebral aneurysm (arrow) before (A) and after (B) therapeutic embolization.
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Fig. 2 Vegetation on the posterior leaflet as seen in preoperative echocardiogram. LA = left atrium; LV = left ventricle
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Fig. 3 Vegetative mass and ruptured chordal attachments.
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