YALTA AND THE AMERICAN APPROACH TO FREE ELECTIONS IN POLAND
Year: 2016

We report a case of mycotic aneurysm of the femoral artery which highlights the diagnostic features and management problems of the condition. Our patient required emergency ligation of the artery for life-threatening haemorrhage and subsequently his leg was not viable. The alternative treatment options of simple ligation and excision versus ligation, excision and immediate bypass grafting of the artery are discussed. The causative organism, beta-haemolytic group B streptococcus (S. Agalactiae),