Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 686.e7-686.e9, September 2009

Bilateral Mycotic Aneurysm of the Superior Gluteal Artery

Service de Chirurgie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Hassan II, Fes, Morocco

published online 19 June 2009.

Gluteal artery aneurysms are rare and mostly secondary to blunt or penetrating trauma. As an absolute rarity, we report an exceptional presentation of bilateral mycotic aneurysm of the superior gluteal artery in a 16-year-old boy associated with bacterial endocarditis. The left pseudoaneurysm was ruptured and treated using open surgery; 1 week later, the right location was successfully treated by embolization.

 

PII: S0890-5096(09)00037-5

doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2009.01.005

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 686.e7-686.e9, September 2009