Behçet's disease: treatment of popliteal pseudoaneurysm by an endovascular stent graft implantation.
Behçet's disease is a multisystemic chronic autoimmune process that can be responsible for some vascular lesions, in addition to its typical dermatologic lesions. Arterial pseudoaneurysm formation can be diagnosed in this group of patients and generally surgery is indicated. In this report, we discuss an alternative endovascular intervention and its advantages. An endovascular stent graft was placed in the popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm of a 37-year-old male with Behçet's disease. Early results of this procedure are good thus far. Implantation of an endovascular stent graft, an alternative modality in the treatment of pseudoaneurysms, can result in a shorter hospital stay and a significantly shorter period before returning to normal life. General anesthesia and surgical dissection are avoided, thus diminishing morbidity.
Silistreli
Erdem
E
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Dokuz Eylül, School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey. silistreli@yahoo.com
Karabay
Ozalp
O
Erdal
Cenk
C
Serbest
Onur
O
Güzeloglu
Mehmet
M
Catalyürek
Hüdai
H
Açikel
Unal
U
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome