Tuberculous aneurysm of the abdominal aorta: endovascular repair using stent grafts in two cases

Korean J Radiol. 2000 Oct-Dec;1(4):215-8. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2000.1.4.215.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, Infected / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm, Infected / drug therapy
  • Aneurysm, Infected / surgery*
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / drug therapy
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Psoas Abscess / surgery
  • Radiography
  • Stents*
  • Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / diagnostic imaging
  • Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / surgery*

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents