Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm After Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy of the Prostate: A Report of Two Cases

In this report, we present 2 cases of infected AAAs less than 10 days after a transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy. A 63-year-old male presenting with sepsis and back pain 9 days after TRUS biopsy was found to have a 27-mm ectatic abdominal aorta which expanded to 59  mm in the course of a week, despite antibiotic therapy. He underwent successful surgical excision of the infected aortic aneurysm and reconstruction using a vein.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - August 1, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Haya Husam Al-Ani, Manar Khashram, Anastasia Dean, Russell Bourchier, Venu Bhamidipaty, Andrew Hill Tags: Case Report Source Type: research