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Abdominal pain
Patient Data
Age: 75 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Mycotic aortic aneurysm
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Irregular, lobulated saccular aneurysm arising from the right lateral aspect of the thoraco-abdominal aorta surrounded by a walled-off, peripherally enhancing fluid collection. The aneurysm and collection occur at the level of the aortic hiatus with thickening of the right diaphragmatic crus.
Case Discussion
This is a presumed mycotic aneurysm, which developed after a gram-negative sepsis secondary to pyelonephritis.
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