A previously healthy 35-year-old man was brought to the emergency department by his family because they were concerned that he was confused. He had experienced five days of flu-like symptoms with ...
Mycotic aneurysms of the extracranial carotid artery are uncommon and always warrant surgical treatment to prevent eventual rupture and death. Septic embolization to the brain is an even rarer ...
With the increased use of percutaneous intravascular diagnostic and therapeutic devices, there is potential for embolization of materials introduced into the vasculature. We report nine cases of ...
Vascular. 2007;15(4):215-220. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are of paramount importance because if mycotic aneurysms are left untreated, they carry high percentages of morbidity and mortality owing ...