Endovascular stent graft placement in the treatment of ruptured tuberculous pseudoaneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta: case report and review of the literature.
We report a successful repair of a ruptured tuberculous pseudoaneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta by endovascular stent graft placement. This procedure is starting to be accepted as an alternative method to surgery, and we review similar cases in the literature.
Dogan
Sozen
S
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. sozendogan@hotmail.com
Memis
Ahmet
A
Kale
Arzum
A
Buket
Suat
S
D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging