Clinical Trial: International Multicenter Mycotic Aneurysm Aorto-iliac Study
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Mycotic Aneurysm
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Long Term Results of Aorto-iliac Mycotic Aneurysms
Brief Summary:
The term mycotic aneurysm (MA) is commonly used to describe all infected aneurysms.Although MAs are believed to occur uncommonly, the true incidence is difficult to determine and is probably underestimated since MAs can be asymptomatic and are diagnosed only at autopsy.In an autoptic study, mycotic aortic aneurysms (MAAs) were reported in 3.3% of all detected aneurysms.The incidence of infected aneurysms of the aorta and iliac arteries ranges from 0.6% to 1.3%.A recent literature review of the management of MAAs…
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