Infectious or Noninfectious? Ruptured, Thrombosed Inflammatory Aortic Aneurysm with Spondylolysis

Journal Article · Sat Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-012-0464-3· OSTI ID:22113662

Stefanczyk, Ludomir; Elgalal, Marcin ^[1]; Papiewski, Andrzej ^[2]; Szubert, Wojciech ^[1]; Szopinski, Piotr ^[3]

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1. Medical University of Lodz, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (Poland)
2. Medical University of Lodz, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Poland)
3. Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Clinic of Vascular Surgery (Poland)

Osteolysis of vertebrae due to inflammatory aortic aneurysm is rarely observed. However, it is estimated that up to 10 % of infectious aneurysms coexist with bone tissue destruction, most commonly the vertebrae. Inflammatory aneurysms with no identified infection factor, along with infiltration of adjacent muscle and in particular extensive destruction of bone tissue have rarely been described in the literature. A case of inflammatory aneurysm with posterior wall rupture and inflammatory infiltration of the iliopsoas muscle and spine, together with extensive vertebral body destruction, is presented. The aneurysm was successfully treated with endovascular aneurysm repair EVAR.

• OSTI ID: 22113662
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 36, Issue 3; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE); Article Copyright (c) 2012 The Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BIOLOGICAL REPAIR
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
BONE TISSUES
INFLAMMATION
MUSCLES
RUPTURES
VERTEBRAE