ArticleBMC surgery2021
Aortic aneurysm and aortic graft infection related to Mycobacterium bovis after intravesical Bacille Calmette-Guérin therapy-a case series.
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- Therapeutic effectiveness of tuberculous aneurysm and risk factors for mortality: a systematic review.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Tuberculous Aneurysm of the Thoracic Aorta: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge in the Modern Era.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2025Article
- Case Report: Endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysm aorta and generalized mycobacterial infection (clinical case).Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Mycobacterium bovis Infection of a Deep Brain Stimulation System Following Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Instillation.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2024Article
- A case of mycotic infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm after bacillus Calmette-Guérin immunotherapy for bladder cancer and a review of the literature.Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2023Article
- Vascular graft infections caused byJournal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2023Article
- Failed endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair due toJournal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSo called "mycotic" aortic aneurysms account for only 0.7 to 1.3% of all aortic aneurysms and are commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella species. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), a live attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis, is part of the therapy of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case series of three patients with a mycobacterial graft infection related to BCG after surgical treatment of a presumed mycotic aortic aneurysm as an extremely rare complication after NMIBC treatment. All three patients developed aortic aneurysm after BCG instillation and subsequent mycobacterial graft infection.
conclusionDiagnosis requires a high degree of suspicion because of its nonspecific symptoms and imaging. The pathogen is not detected by standard microbiological testing. Treatment includes triple antimycobacterial therapy and radical surgical interventions. Graft preservation may be considered if no anastomosis is involved.
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