Endovascular stent graft treatment of leaking thoracic aortic tuberculous pseudoaneurysm.
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.
Loh
Y J
YJ
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre, 17 Third Hospital Avenue, Mistri Wing, Singapore 168752. cardioryan@hotmail.com
Tay
K H
KH
Mathew
S
S
Tan
K L
KL
Cheah
F K
FK
Sin
Y K
YK
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