title: Endovascular stent graft treatment of leaking thoracic aortic tuberculous pseudoaneurysm.
abstract: Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is one of the leading causes of death from communicable diseases worldwide. However, the incidence of leaking thoracic aortic tuberculous pseudoaneurysms is rare as a complication. Conventional treatment of a leaking tuberculous pseudoaneurysm involves surgery with graft interposition or patch repair. With the emergence of stent graft treatment as a viable option for leaking pseudoaneurysms, we report a 63-year-old man who had his leaking toracic aortic tuberculous pseudoaneurysm treated with endovascular stent grafting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre, 17 Third Hospital Avenue, Mistri Wing, Singapore 168752. cardioryan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Loh
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Tay
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: F K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Cheah
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Sin
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D014381:Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery