Mycotic Aneurysm Treated with Aneurysm Trapping. Case Report

Abstract

The authors describe a rare case of mycotic aneurysm (MA) associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage treated with aneurysm trapping. The literature on management and the surgical techniques are controversial due to lack of randomize trials.

Keywords

mycotic aneurysm - subarachnoid hemorrhage - endocarditis

Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 17. Juli 2015

Angenommen: 26. September 2015

Publikationsdatum:
16. November 2015 (online)

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