A case of infected abdominal aortic aneurysm associated with liver abscess treated by endovascular stent.
- Author:
Sung Gwon KIM
1
;
Dong Kyun PARK
;
Yang Suh KOO
;
Dong Hoon KANG
;
Duck Joo CHOI
;
Hyun Chul PARK
;
Ju Hyun KIM
;
Ji Won SON
;
Ik Kyun SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Gastroenterology, Gachon Medical School, Gil Medical Center, Inchon, Korea. giscope@ghil.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Liver abscess;
Aneurysm, Infected;
Stents
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Aged;
Aneurysm, Infected;
Angiography;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal*;
Fever;
Humans;
Klebsiella pneumoniae;
Liver Abscess*;
Liver Abscess, Pyogenic;
Liver*;
Male;
Physical Examination;
Sepsis;
Stents*
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2001;61(2):151-155
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 72-year-old diabetic male patient with high grade fever, right upper quadrant abdominal pain and Klebsiella pneumoniae septicemia is reported. He suffered from high fever and abdominal pain in spite of aspiration of liver abscess and antibiotic treatment. A few days later, we found a palpable pulsating abdominal mass on physical examination. Computed tomography and angiography revealed infected abdominal aortic aneurysm associated with pyogenic liver abscess. He was treated by antibiotics and Endovascular stent without surgical resection. He improved without complications and has been followed-up after discharge with excellent condition. To our knowledge, this is the first case of infected abdominal aortic aneurysm as a septic metastatic lesion secondary to liver abscess.
