title: Endovascular repair of post-surgical pseudoaneurysm of suprarenal abdominal aorta in a patient with Behcet's disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Tehran Heart Center, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. salidoosti2007@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alidoosti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marzban
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yazdanifard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome