Stenting for stenosing Takayasu aortitis following carotid artery stenosis in a 32-year-old patient.
Takayasu arteritis is a chronic granulomatous vasculitis with multivessel involvement, causing significant mortality and morbidity in affected individuals. A 32-year-old patient with severe right common carotid stenosis underwent expanded polytetrafluoroethylene graft interposition to the carotid artery. A bare Wallstent endoprosthesis (Boston Scientific Medi-Tech, Natick, MA) was implanted for the abdominal aortic stenosis incidentally diagnosed during follow-up 1 year after the carotid operation while the disease was inactive. Close follow-up of the activity of the vasculitic process is warranted owing to the progression of the vascular lesions or formation of de novo lesions in Takayasu disease.
Us
Melih
M
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, GATA Haydarpaia Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. melihus@superonline.com
Numan
Furuzan
F
Goksel
Onur S
OS
Basaran
Murat
M
Yilmaz
Ahmet Turan
AT
D000328:Adult; D001025:Aortitis / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000601:surgery*