Tuberculous aortitis, ruptured 48 years after therapeutic implantation of synthetic balls.
A case of tuberculous aortitis, ruptured 48 years after an implantation of synthetic balls into the extrapleural space was reported. Those balls were implanted as a therapeutic alternative to artificial pneumothorax for treating pulmonary tuberculosis. Free perforation was triggered by debridement of an expanding cold abscess. A tuberculous abscess adjacent to the arterial wall should be carefully managed even in the absence of the blood flow by image analysis.
Matsumoto
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Department of Surgery, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Yokohama City Kowan Hospital, Japan.
Noguchi
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Y
Ishiwa
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N
Yamamoto
Y
Y
Yoshida
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S
Yoshida
S
S
D000368:Aged; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001025:Aortitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery