title: Endovascular treatment of an aortoiliac tuberculous pseudoaneurysm.
abstract: We report a rare case of a tuberculous mycotic aortoiliac pseudoaneurysm treated with an endovascular procedure and follow-up of 36 months. The patient was a white 72-year-old man with pulmonary tuberculosis and a former smoker with hypertension, chronic renal failure, and dyslipidemia. A computed tomographic scan of the abdomen and pelvis revealed a left paravertebral cavity with fluid content and involvement of vertebrae L2-L4. After a surgical repair attempt, the patient was treated with the implant of a bifurcated endoprosthesis. Because it is unlikely that any center has extensive experience in the management of this rare manifestation of the disease, we reviewed the literature for similar cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Section of Hemodinamia, Hospital Nacional Prof. Alejandro Posadas, Pte. Illia s/n y Marconi, El Palomar, 1684, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Miguel O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Villegas
authors.forename: Alberto Pérez
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Mereles
authors.forename: Gustavo A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Tamashiro
authors.forename: Andrés E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Dini
authors.forename: Ana P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Mollón
authors.forename: Laura V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: De Cándido
authors.forename: Denis A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Zelaya
authors.forename: Carlos I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Soledispa-Suarez
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Denato
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamashiro
authors.forename: Jose A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Diaz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014381:Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis*