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Endovascular treatment of an aortoiliac tuberculous pseudoaneurysm
Miguel O Villegas1, Alberto Pérez Mereles, Gustavo A Tamashiro
1Department of Cardiology, Section of Hemodinamia, Hospital Nacional Prof. Alejandro Posadas, Pte. Illia s/n y Marconi, El Palomar, 1684, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Abstract:
We report a rare case of a tuberculous mycotic aortoiliac pseudoaneurysm treated with an endovascular procedure and follow-up of 36 months. The patient was a white 72-year-old man with pulmonary tuberculosis and a former smoker with hypertension, chronic renal failure, and dyslipidemia. A computed tomographic scan of the abdomen and pelvis revealed a left paravertebral cavity with fluid content and involvement of vertebrae L2-L4. After a surgical repair attempt, the patient was treated with the implant of a bifurcated endoprosthesis. Because it is unlikely that any center has extensive experience in the management of this rare manifestation of the disease, we reviewed the literature for similar cases.
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