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International Angiology 2008 August;27(4):350-2
Copyright © 2008 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA
language: English
Endovascular repair of post-surgical pseudoaneurysm of suprarenal abdominal aorta in a patient with Behcet’s disease
Alidoosti M. 1, Marzban M. 2, Yazdanifard P. 3
1 Interventional Cardiology Division, Cardiology Department, Tehran Heart Center, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 2 Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Tehran Heart Center, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 3 Clinical Research Department, Tehran Heart Center, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Vascular Behcet’s disease has a poor prognosis. This poor prognosis is due to postoperative complications including pseudoaneurysm with 50% occurrence after previous surgical repair of aneurysm especially at the site of surgery. It is suggested that the fragility of the vascular wall may play a major role in this recurrence. Recent studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of endovascular stent-grafting for recurrent aortic aneurysm in patients with Behcet’s disease. We present a recurrent aneurysm of the abdominal aorta at a previously scarred operative site in a known case of Behcet’s disease. We attempted an endovascular treatment.