Xiaoxiang Zhou, Xibing Pu, Zhengjiang Li, Qinglong Zeng, Yangyan He, Yunjun He, Yilang Xiang, Ziheng Wu, Dongling Li, Tian Lu, Hongkun Zhang, Qianqian Zhu
PURPOSE: To report a successful case of pseudoaneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) caused by infected endocarditis treated with a covered stent. CASE REPORT: A patient was diagnosed with infective endocarditis and 2 months later a proximal SMA pseudoaneurysm was identified on computed tomography. Daptomycin was started on admission and continued for approximately 4 months until the inflammatory markers normalized, and then the SMA pseudoaneurysm was successfully excluded with a stent-graft and antibiotics were continued for 1 year after the procedure...
June 4, 2023: Journal of Endovascular Therapy