Mesenteric pseudoaneurysm in a 12-year-old girl with abdominal tuberculosis presenting with massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
We report a case of a 12-year-old girl with a mesenteric pseudoaneurysm and abdominal tuberculosis presenting with massive lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage requiring multiple blood transfusions. The pseudoaneurysm was treated successfully with transarterial microcoil embolization. Pseudoaneurysms are a rare and life-threatening complication of tuberculosis and understanding the imaging characteristics and treatment options will help to guide appropriate therapy.
Department of Radiology, The University of Chicago Hospitals, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, USA. rodcorby@yahoo.com
Rodney
R
Corby
Caroline
C
Cranford
Thuong
T
Van Ha
David
D
Yousefzadeh
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*