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Mycotic Aneurysm of Suprarenal Aorta in a 14-Year-Old Boy

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery 1 Department of Pediatric Cardiology Marmara University School of Medicine Istanbul, Turkey

For reprint information contact: Serdar Akgün, MD Tel: 90 216 325 9133 Fax: 90 216 325 2426 email: serdarak{at}turk.net Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Marmara University School of Medicine, Tophaneliolu Cad. 13-15, Altunizade, Istanbul 81190, Turkey.

An extremely rare case of suprarenal mycotic aortic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta, secondary to tuberculous infection in a 14-year-old boy is reported. He required a Dacron graft implantation with visceral arterial reimplantation on an emergency basis. The patient died in the early postoperative period because of bleeding due to disseminated intravascular coagulation.