Abstract
We report a successful repair of a ruptured tuberculous pseudoaneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta by endovascular stent graft placement. This procedure is starting to be accepted as an alternative method to surgery, and we review similar cases in the literature.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
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Aneurysm, False / microbiology
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Aneurysm, False / therapy*
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Aneurysm, Infected / diagnostic imaging
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Aneurysm, Infected / microbiology
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Aneurysm, Infected / therapy*
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Aneurysm, Ruptured / diagnostic imaging
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Aneurysm, Ruptured / microbiology
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Aneurysm, Ruptured / therapy*
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Angiography, Digital Subtraction
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Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
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Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / microbiology
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Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / therapy*
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Humans
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Male
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Stents*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Tuberculosis / complications*
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Tuberculosis / diagnostic imaging