Intrathoracic tracheal obstruction caused by a carotid mycotic aneurysm in a patient with deep neck infection - A case report

Respiration

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 220-223

  Lee, Shih Yi ^a   Wu, Kun Ming ^a   Chen, Pei Jan ^a   Sheu, Chin Yin ^a   Kuo, Chiu Ping ^a   Wang, Tao Yeuan ^a   Wu, Chien Liang ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Deep neck infection; Mycotic aneurysm; Upper airway obstruction

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; NECK TUMOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TRACHEA COMPRESSION; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION; VASCULAR LESION;

ABSCESS; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRAINAGE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACHEAL STENOSIS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33847373388     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089654     Document Type: Article

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