Table 1.
Literature review. Reported cases of BCG-induced M. bovis aneurysms
| First author | Age | Gender | Location of aneurysm(s) | Antibiotics | Intervention | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woods6 | 62 | F | AAA | + | Surgical graft | Healthy |
| Bornet7 | 74 | M | Bilateral femoral | + | Surgical graft | Healthy |
| Deresiewicz8 | 67 | M | AAA, iliac | − | Surgical graft | Died (disseminated infection) |
| Izes9 | 69 | M | Aortic arch | − | None | Died (palliative care, untreated) |
| Wolf10 | 80 | M | AAA | − | Surgical graft | Alive, developed aortoenteric fistula |
| Hellinger11 | 71 | M | AAA | + | Surgical graft | Healthy |
| Rozenblit12 | 76 | M | AAA | + | Stent graft | Died (myocardial infarction) |
| Damm13 | 71 | M | AAA | + | Surgical graft | Healthy |
| LaBerge14 | 75 | M | AAA | NS | Surgical graft | NS |
| Seelig15 | 58 | M | AAA | + | Surgical graft | Healthy |
| Seelig15 | 71 | M | AAA, popliteal | + | Surgical graft | Healthy |
| Farber16 | 74 | M | Femoral | + | Prosthesis removal | Healthy |
| Geldmacher17 | 68 | M | Carotid | + | Surgical graft | NS |
| Kamphuis18 | 65 | M | AAA | − | Surgical graft | Died (post-operative shock) |
| Wada19 | 75 | M | AAA, femoral | − | Surgical graft | Healthy |
| Witjes20 | 67 | M | Popliteal | + | Surgical graft | Healthy |
| Dahl21 | 69 | M | AAA | + | Surgical graft | Healthy |
| Harding22 | 80 | M | AAA | + | Surgical graft | Healthy |
| Safdar2 | 79 | M | AAA | + | Surgical graft | Healthy |
| Costiniuk23 | 75 | M | AAA, femoral | + | Surgical graft | Healthy |
| Coscas5 | 79 | M | Thoracic aorta, Iliac, PT, carotids | + | None | Died (cancer progression) |
| Maundrell24 | 75 | M | AAA (juxtarenal) | + | Surgical (Ax-bifem bypass) | Died (aneurysm rupture) |
| Psoinos25 | 69 | M | AAA | + | Surgical graft | Healthy |
| Roylance26 | 77 | M | AAA (aortoenteric fistula) | − | Surgical graft | Died (post-operative AKI, respiratory failure) |
| Samadian27 | 94 | M | AAA (osteodiscitis) | + | NS | NS |
| Santbergen28 | 58 | M | AAA (infected EVAR stent graft) | + | Surgical graft removal | Healthy |
| Mizoguchi29 | 81 | M | AAA (infected EVAR stent graft) | + | Surgical graft removal, surgical bypass | NS |
| Kuy30 | 73 | M | Carotid | NS | Surgical graft | NS |
| Davis31 | 64 | M | Thoracoabdominal aorta (multi) | + | Surgical graft | Healthy |
| Seastedt32 | 70 | M | Thoracic aorta | + | Surgical graft | NS |
| Floros33 | 57 | M | AAA | + | Endovascular stent graft | NS (patient left AMA) |
| Present case | 63 | M | Popliteal (bl), CFA, LAD | + | Stent grafts (popliteal,CFA) | ABX, Palliative care |
Total # cases: 32
AAA = Abdominal aortic aneurysm; NS = not specified; EVAR = Endovascular aneurysm repair; PT = posterior tibial; CFA = common femoral artery; LAD = left anterior descending