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Mycotic aneurysm of the extracranial carotid artery: An uncommon complication of bacterial endocarditis

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Annals of Vascular Surgery

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This report describes a case involving mycotic aneurysm of the extracranial internal carotid artery occurring as a complication of staphylococcal endocarditis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Three main points are emphasized: (1) this complication occurred in an immunodepressed patient; (2) surgical treatment consisted of aneurysmorraphy using absorbable suture; (3) the outcome was successful with a follow-up of 24 months. (Ann Vasc Surg 1997; 11:634-636.)

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  1. Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France

    Jean-Jacques Hubaut, Bernard Albat, Jean-Marc Frapier & Paul-André Chaptal

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Hubaut, JJ., Albat, B., Frapier, JM. et al. Mycotic aneurysm of the extracranial carotid artery: An uncommon complication of bacterial endocarditis. Annals of Vascular Surgery 11, 634–636 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100169900103

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