title: Recurrent tuberculous pseudoaneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta--a case report.
abstract: Tuberculous pseudoaneurysm of the aorta is a rare disease that is uniformly fatal if not treated properly. The authors present a case of a recurrent tuberculous false aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta that was treated surgically with excision and primary repair of the lesion. To their knowledge, this is the first reported case of recurrent disease after a successful surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Kadir Has, School of Medicine, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. sirvanci@ttnet.net.tr
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sirvanci
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Onat
authors.forename: Kutlay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karaman
authors.forename: Naci
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yagan
authors.forename: Bingur
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sonmez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000382:microbiology; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014381:Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery