1.Tuberculous Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta: Endovascular Repair Using Stent Grafts in Two Cases.
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 ; Hyung Jin SHIM
Korean Journal of Radiology 2000;1(4):215-218
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 treat-ment of tuberculous aortic aneurysm been described in the literature. We report two cases in which a tuberculous aneurysm of the abdominal aorta was success-fully 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.
Adult
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Aneurysm, Infected/drug therapy/radiography/*surgery
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Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use
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Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/drug therapy/radiography/*surgery
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*Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
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Case Report
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Female
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Human
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Male
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Psoas Abscess/surgery
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*Stents
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Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular/drug therapy/radiography/*surgery