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.
Corby
Rodney
R
Department of Radiology, The University of Chicago Hospitals, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, USA. rodcorby@yahoo.com
Cranford
Caroline
C
Van Ha
Thuong
T
Yousefzadeh
David
D
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*