Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysm Due to Behçet's Disease

Behçet's disease is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder associated with recurrent oral and genital ulcers and iritis. Vascular lesions are encountered in 7%–29% of patients, gravely affecting the course of the disease. Extracranial carotid aneurysms due to Behçet's disease are extreme...

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Published in:Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 2010-12, Vol.18 (6), p.574-576
Main Authors: Albeyoglu, Sebnem, Cinar, Bayer, Eren, Tunc, Filizcan, Ugur, Bayserke, Olgar, Aslan, Cenk
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aneurysm - diagnosis
Aneurysm - etiology
Aneurysm - surgery
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Behcet Syndrome - complications
Behcet Syndrome - diagnosis
Behcet Syndrome - surgery
Carotid Artery Diseases - diagnosis
Carotid Artery Diseases - etiology
Carotid Artery Diseases - surgery
Carotid Artery, Common - diagnostic imaging
Carotid Artery, Common - pathology
Carotid Artery, Common - surgery
Dilatation, Pathologic
Humans
Male
Saphenous Vein - transplantation
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Doppler
Vascular Grafting
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Summary:Behçet's disease is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder associated with recurrent oral and genital ulcers and iritis. Vascular lesions are encountered in 7%–29% of patients, gravely affecting the course of the disease. Extracranial carotid aneurysms due to Behçet's disease are extremely rare. We describe a surgically treated case of Behçet's disease in a 28-year-old man who presented with a rapidly enlarging left common carotid artery aneurysm.
ISSN:0218-4923
1816-5370
DOI:10.1177/0218492310387702