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Pneumococcal aortitis: A difficult preoperative diagnosis

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1 Pneumococcal aortitis: A difficult preoperative diagnosis
Wang Teng, MD, Mark R. Sarfati, MD, Michelle T. Mueller, MD, Larry W. Kraiss, MD  Journal of Vascular Surgery  Volume 43, Issue 1, Pages (January 2006) DOI: /j.jvs Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 A computed tomography scan obtained during the initial evaluation demonstrates a diseased but nonaneurysmal infrarenal aorta with surrounding soft tissue inflammation, especially near the renal artery origins (left panel). Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 A follow-up computed tomography scan obtained after clinical deterioration. Compared with the initial scan in Fig 1, significant aortic enlargement had occurred, both near the renal artery origins (left panel) and the mid-infrarenal segment (right panel). Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2006 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions


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