Successful treatment of a tuberculous vertebral osteomyelitis eroding the thoracoabdominal aorta: a case report.
Mycotic aortic aneurysms are rare complications of systemic tuberculosis that affect very few patients. We report a case of a false aneurysm of the visceral segment of the aorta that was associated with tuberculous vertebral osteomyelitis. Both conditions were successfully treated with antituberculous chemotherapy and a combined surgical procedure, ie, aneurysm resection and homograft implantation, followed by orthopedic stabilization of the spine.
Falkensammer
Juergen
J
Department of Vascular Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria. juergen.falkensammer@uibk.ac.at
Behensky
Hannes
H
Gruber
Hannes
H
Prodinger
Wolfgang M
WM
Fraedrich
Gustav
G
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents