Abstract
Infected aortic aneurysm is an uncommon, life-threatening disease. Early surgical treatment is crucial to survival. An early diagnosis could be made on CT in suspected cases, although CT features of infectious aortitis overlap with retroperitoneal fibrosis, hemorrhage, and lymphadenopathy. We report the case of an infected abdominal aortic aneurysm and describe the additional potentially useful CT finding of early infectious aortitis, which helps localize the abnormality to the aortic wall.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 512-514 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Abdominal Imaging |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 19 1996 |
Keywords
- Abdominal
- Aneurysm
- Aortic
- CT
- Infected
- Mycotic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Gastroenterology
- Urology