Endovascular treatment of cerebral mycotic aneurysm: a review of the literature and single center experience

Mario Zanaty; Nohra Chalouhi; Robert M Starke; Stavropoula Tjoumakaris; L Fernando Gonzalez; David Hasan; Robert Rosenwasser; Pascal Jabbour

doi:10.1155/2013/151643

Endovascular treatment of cerebral mycotic aneurysm: a review of the literature and single center experience

Biomed Res Int. 2013:2013:151643. doi: 10.1155/2013/151643. Epub 2013 Dec 9.

Authors

Mario Zanaty¹, Nohra Chalouhi¹, Robert M Starke², Stavropoula Tjoumakaris¹, L Fernando Gonzalez¹, David Hasan³, Robert Rosenwasser¹, Pascal Jabbour⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
² Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
⁴ Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, PA, USA ; Division of Neurovascular Surgery and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 901 Walnut Street 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.

Abstract

The management of mycotic aneurysm has always been subject to controversy. The aim of this paper is to review the literature on the intracranial infected aneurysm from pathogenesis till management while focusing mainly on the endovascular interventions. This novel solution seems to provide additional benefits and long-term favorable outcomes.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aneurysm, Infected / diagnosis
Aneurysm, Infected / epidemiology
Aneurysm, Infected / pathology
Aneurysm, Infected / surgery*
Endovascular Procedures*
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis
Intracranial Aneurysm / epidemiology
Intracranial Aneurysm / pathology
Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery*
Mycoses / diagnosis
Mycoses / epidemiology
Mycoses / pathology
Mycoses / surgery*