Naylor, S, Gamie, Z, Vohra, RS et al. (3 more authors) (2010) Lower respiratory tract infection and rapid expansion of an abdominal aortic aneurysm: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 4. 333. ISSN 1752-1947
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The rate of abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion is related to multiple factors. There is some evidence that inflammation can accelerate aneurysm expansion. However, the association between pulmonary sepsis and rapid abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion is rarely reported. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we present a case of a rapidly expanding abdominal aortic aneurysm in a 68-year-old Caucasian man with a concomitant lower respiratory tract infection and systemic sepsis requiring intensive monitoring and urgent endovascular intervention. Our patient had an uncomplicated post-operative recovery and a follow-up computed tomography scan at one month demonstrated no evidence of an endoleak. CONCLUSION: This case highlights the potential association between pulmonary sepsis and rapid abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion. In such cases, a policy of frequent monitoring should be adopted to identify those patients requiring definitive management.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2010 Naylor et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Jun 2015 13:21 |
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2017 14:31 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-333 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | BioMed Central |
Identification Number: | 10.1186/1752-1947-4-333 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:85068 |