Successful treatment of a tuberculous vertebral osteomyelitis eroding the thoracoabdominal aorta: a case report.
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Abstract
Mycotic aortic aneurysms are rare complications of systemic tuberculosis that affect very few patients. We report a case of a false aneurysm of the visceral segment of the aorta that was associated with tuberculous vertebral osteomyelitis. Both conditions were successfully treated with antituberculous chemotherapy and a combined surgical procedure, ie, aneurysm resection and homograft implantation, followed by orthopedic stabilization of the spine.
Medical subject headings
- Aneurysm, False
- Aneurysm, Infected
- Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Osteomyelitis
- Thoracic Vertebrae
- Tuberculosis, Spinal