Endovascular Stent Graft Placement in the Treatment of Ruptured Tuberculous Pseudoaneurysm of the Descending Thoracic Aorta: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Journal Article · Fri May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-008-9456-8· OSTI ID:21428555

Dogan, Sozen; Memis, Ahmet ^[1]; Kale, Arzum; Buket, Suat ^[2]

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1. Ege University, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine (Turkey)
2. Kent Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Turkey)

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.

• OSTI ID: 21428555
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 32, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-008-9456-8; Copyright (c) 2009 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE); Article Copyright (c) 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC; ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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