• Angiology · Jan 2006

    Case Reports

    Recurrent tuberculous pseudoaneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta--a case report.

    • Mustafa Sirvanci, Levent Onat, Kutlay Karaman, Naci Yagan, and Bingur Sonmez.
    • Department of Radiology, University of Kadir Has, School of Medicine, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. sirvanci@ttnet.net.tr
    • Angiology. 2006 Jan 1;57(1):103-6.

    AbstractTuberculous pseudoaneurysm of the aorta is a rare disease that is uniformly fatal if not treated properly. The authors present a case of a recurrent tuberculous false aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta that was treated surgically with excision and primary repair of the lesion. To their knowledge, this is the first reported case of recurrent disease after a successful surgical treatment.

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