title: Successful treatment of a tuberculous vertebral osteomyelitis eroding the thoracoabdominal aorta: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria. juergen.falkensammer@uibk.ac.at
authors.forename: Juergen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Falkensammer
authors.forename: Hannes
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Behensky
authors.forename: Hannes
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gruber
authors.forename: Wolfgang M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Prodinger
authors.forename: Gustav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fraedrich
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents