title: Tuberculous abdominal aortic pseudoaneurysm with renal and vertebral tuberculosis: a case and literature review.
abstract: Tuberculous pseudoaneurysm of the aorta is rare and exposes patients to a very high risk of unpredictable rupture. To our best knowledge, only 32 cases have been reported related to all arterial systems from 1993 to 2013 in the literature. We report a 44-year-old male who presented with an aortic pseudoaneurysm and tuberculosis of the kidney and vertebrae. He underwent endovascular repair and antibiotic therapy for tuberculosis, combined with a bare stent implanted to seal endoleaks after endograft stenting. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient recovered and lived well afterwards. Epidemiology, pathogenesis, presentation, management, and mortality of this entity were reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Xuanwu Hospital, and Institute of Vascular Surgery, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. chaochueng35@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yongquan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Shengjia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Weitao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Zhonggao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents