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- Title
Umbilical artery catheter use complicated by pseudoaneurysm of the aorta.
- Authors
Wyers, Mary R.; McAlister, William H.
- Abstract
We report a case of a large aortic mycotic pseudoaneurysm in a premature infant, a rare but serious complication associated with sepsis and umbilical artery catheter (UAC) use. Sonography is an appropriate first-line imaging modality for detection of aortic pseudoaneurysms. Increased awareness of this rare complication may lead to earlier diagnosis in the high-risk premature infant with a history of a UAC and sepsis.
- Subjects
SEPSIS; BLOOD vessels; ULTRASONIC imaging; SYMPTOMS; PROGNOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR system
- Publication
Pediatric Radiology, 2002, Vol 32, Issue 3, p199
- ISSN
0301-0449
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00247-001-0631-1