Jui-Chih Chang , Shen-Feng Chao, Bee-Song Chang
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
Abstract
Aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery is rare. More than 50% are mycotic. An aneurysm at this site ruptures easily and is difficult to manage. Here, we report a 49-year-old man with a mycotic aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery, which was successfully resected, with revascularization from the infrarenal aorta using a retrograde vein graft.
keywords
Mycotic aneurysm; Saphenous vein graft; Superior mesenteric artery
