[Aortic abdominal aneurysm rupture leading to a massive gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with Behçet's disease].
BACKGROUND
Arterial involvement in Behçet's disease is rare, present in 2-8% of cases. Aortic aneurysms represent the most frequent arterial lesions encountered in this disease and are associated with high mortality.


METHODS
We report the exceptional observation of an abdominal aortic aneurysm ruptured to the duodenum, responsible of a massive gastro intestinal bleeding in a patient with Behçet's disease requiring an emergent surgical intervention. The outcome was favorable.


CONCLUSIONS
The clinical presentation of abdominal aortic aneurysms in Behçet's disease is often atypical leading to an important diagnosis delay and favours the rupture of the aneurysm.
Ben Ghorbel
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Service de médecine interne, hôpital La-Rabta, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie. benghorbelimed@yahoo.com
Ibn Elhadj
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Miled
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Houman
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D000328:Adult; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004386:Duodenum; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome