Diagnosis and management of mycotic aneurysms

Amy R Deipolyi¹, Jun Rho², Ali Khademhosseini³, Rahmi Oklu⁴

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¹ Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY.
² Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Boston, MA.
³ Biomaterials Innovation Research Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA; Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA.
⁴ Biomaterials Innovation Research Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA; Mayo Clinic, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Scottsdale, AZ. Electronic address: oklu.rahmi@mayo.edu.

PMID: 26995583
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.11.011

Review

Diagnosis and management of mycotic aneurysms

Amy R Deipolyi et al. Clin Imaging. 2016 Mar-Apr.

. 2016 Mar-Apr;40(2):256-62.

doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.11.011. Epub 2015 Nov 26.

Authors

Amy R Deipolyi¹, Jun Rho², Ali Khademhosseini³, Rahmi Oklu⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY.
² Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Boston, MA.
³ Biomaterials Innovation Research Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA; Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA.
⁴ Biomaterials Innovation Research Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA; Mayo Clinic, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Scottsdale, AZ. Electronic address: oklu.rahmi@mayo.edu.

PMID: 26995583
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.11.011

Abstract

Mycotic aneurysm (MA) is a focal dilation of an infected arterial wall. This uncommon disease follows an aggressive, unpredictable clinical course with significant mortality and presents unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. This review discusses the pathogenesis and the diagnostic challenges of MA.

Keywords: CT imaging; Endovascular; Infection; Mycotic aneurysm.

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