Tuberculous Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta: Endovascular Repair Using Stent Grafts in Two Cases |
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Authors: | Wei Chiang Liu Byung Kook Kwak Kyo Nam Kim Soon Yong Kim Joung Joo Woo Dong Jin Chung Ju Hee Hong Ho Sung Kim Chang Jun Lee and Hyung Jin Shim |
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Institution: | 1Department of Radiology, Sung-Ae General Hospital, Korea.;2Department of General Surgery, Ahn-Yang Chung-Ang Medical Center, Korea.;3Department of Radiology, National Medical Center, Korea.;4Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Korea. |
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Abstract: | Tuberculous aneurysm of the aorta is exceedingly rare. To date, the standard therapy for mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta has been surgery involving in-situ graft placement or extra-anatomic bypass surgery followed by effective anti-tuberculous medication. Only recently has the use of a stent graft in the treatment of tuberculous aortic aneurysm been described in the literature. We report two cases in which a tuberculous aneurysm of the abdominal aorta was successfully repaired using endovascular stent grafts. One case involved is a 42-year-old woman with a large suprarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm and a right psoas abscess, and the other, a 41-year-old man in whom an abdominal aortic aneurysm ruptured during surgical drainage of a psoas abscess. |
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Keywords: | Aorta disease Aorta aneurysm Aorta grafts and prostheses |
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