Psoas abscess after bacille Calmette-Guérin instillations causing iliac artery contained rupture.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.02.038.
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Abstract
Intravesical administration of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is considered to be the therapy of choice for treating superficial bladder carcinoma. Created from a live attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis, BCG is theoretically unable to cause infections. However, both local and systemic complications due to infection are known to arise, including vascular complications. We describe the case of a patient with a history of BCG instillations presenting with an arterial rupture of his left iliac artery due to an abscess in the iliopsoas muscle.
Medical subject headings
- Aneurysm, Infected
- Aneurysm, Ruptured
- Antineoplastic Agents
- BCG Vaccine
- Iliac Aneurysm
- Psoas Abscess
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms