title: Tuberculous aneurysm of the abdominal aorta: endovascular repair using stent grafts in two cases.
abstract: Tuberculous aneurysm of the aorta is exceedingly rare. To date, the standard therapy for mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta has been surgery involving in-situ graft placement or extra-anatomic bypass surgery followed by effective anti-tuberculous medication. Only recently has the use of a stent graft in the treatment of tuberculous aortic aneurysm been described in the literature. We report two cases in which a tuberculous aneurysm of the abdominal aorta was successfully repaired using endovascular stent grafts. One case involved is a 42-year-old woman with a large suprarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm and a right psoas abscess, and the other, a 41-year-old man in whom an abdominal aortic aneurysm ruptured during surgical drainage of a psoas abscess.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sung-Ae General Hospital, Seoul, Korea. liuwei@hananet.net
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Shim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D014381:Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents