A 51-year-old male with sustained fever was diagnosed with military tuberculosis and tuberculous aortitis complicated with pseudoaneurysm formation at the proximal descending aorta. A follow-up computed tomography evaluation showed an increased size of the pseudoaneurysm in this area, suggestive of a contained rupture. Consequently, the patient underwent emergency excision and replacementof the aorta using a left heart bypass. The patient was discharged without postoperative complications on post-operative day 12. During the one-year follow-up period, the patient was free of any complications or recurrence of tuberculosis. We report a case of pseudoaneurysm of the descending aorta that was successfully surgically repaired. © The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2012.
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Seo, D. J., & Kim, J. B. (2012). Tuberculous aortitis complicated with pseudoaneurysm formation in the descending thoracic aorta: A case report. Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 45(6), 408–411. https://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2012.45.6.408
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