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Case Report
Multiple Inflammatory Aortic Pseudoaneurysms
Author(s): Meena P Rao, Lauren Cooper, G. Chad Hughes, Lynne M. Hurwitz and Thomas M. BashoreMeena P Rao, Lauren Cooper, G. Chad Hughes, Lynne M. Hurwitz and Thomas M. Bashore
Multiple mycotic pseudoaneurysms of the aorta are rarely seen. This case summarizes a patient who survived primary rupture of his proximal ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm but was an unacceptable candidate for surgical therapy. He survived for approximately four months prior to death from massive hemoptysis. The case presents a rare look at an unusual condition and the difficulties in the management of these patients.
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DOI:
10.4172/2329-9517.1000213
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