title: Mycotic aneurysm of the popliteal artery secondary to tuberculosis. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Mycotic aneurysms of the popliteal artery are rare; 33 cases have been reported in the literature. The treatment of choice is a large excision with extra-anatomic revascularization. In situ revascularization is sometimes possible. To the best of our knowledge, tuberculosis has never been reported as a causal factor of mycotic aneurysms of the popliteal artery. We report a case of a recurrent tuberculous false aneurysm of the popliteal artery. After 2 attempts at in situ revascularization, the femoral artery was ligated with no distal ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Hôtel-Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Jebara
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nasnas
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Achouh
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tabet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kassab
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karam
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rassi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000792:Angiography; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery; D012008:Recurrence; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents