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ArticleAnnals of thoracic surgery short reports2025

Combined Surgical Management and Endovascular Repair of Aortic Arch Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm Secondary to Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis.

Ahmed J AlAraibi, Ammar Shaaban, Muhammad Ashfaq, Husam Noor, Martin Maresch, Nazar Bukamal, Zaid Arekat, Habib Al-Tareif

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Article in Annals of thoracic surgery short reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ahmed J AlAraibiSchool of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland - Medical University of Bahrain, Busaiteen, Bahrain.
Ammar ShaabanDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa Cardiac Center, Awali, Bahrain.
Muhammad AshfaqDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa Cardiac Center, Awali, Bahrain.
Husam NoorDepartment of Interventional Cardiology, Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa Cardiac Center, Awali, Bahrain.
Martin MareschDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa Cardiac Center, Awali, Bahrain.
Nazar BukamalDepartment of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa Cardiac Center, Awali, Bahrain.
Zaid ArekatDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa Cardiac Center, Awali, Bahrain.
Habib Al-TareifDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa Cardiac Center, Awali, Bahrain.

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Abstract

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis is a life-threatening infection, and in extremely rare instances it can erode into the aortic wall and lead to mycotic pseudoaneurysms. A 50-year-old man presented with chest pain, hoarseness, and dysphagia. Imaging revealed an aortic arch pseudoaneurysm and a mediastinal abscess containing multidrug-resistant

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