Large pseudoaneurysm of the carotid artery in Behçet's disease.
Behçet's disease is a multisystem inflammatory disease of unknown cause. Its major pathologic feature is vasculitis. We report the occurrence of a large pseudoaneurysm of the carotid artery in a patient who had Behçet's disease. The patient underwent surgery and was discharged on the 7th postoperative day. Ours is only the 4th such case reported in the English-language medical literature. Endovascular and surgical options are discussed herein.
Posacioglu
Hakan
H
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ege University Medical Faculty, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey. posacioglu@yahoo.com
Apaydin
Anil Z
AZ
Parildar
Mustafa
M
Buket
Suat
S
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male