Coil embolization of an unruptured intracranial aneurysm associated with Behcet's disease: case report.
A 36-year-old male patient with Behcet's disease consulted our hospital for treatment of an unruptured intracranial aneurysm. He was neurologically intact. He had undergone surgery for an aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery 2 years ago and had been followed up because of the aneurysm of the left radial artery for 1 year. He had been receiving steroid treatment for 4 years. Three-dimensional computed tomography angiography identified an aneurysm of the left intracranial internal carotid artery. The lesion was treated by coil embolization. He was discharged without complications. Intracranial aneurysm formation is extremely rare in patients with Behcet's disease. The presence of extracranial aneurysms indicates screening for intracranial aneurysms. The present case shows that coil embolization can be used to treat unruptured intracranial aneurysm in patients with Behcet's disease.
Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Mehmet Faik
MF
Ozveren
Yasushi
Y
Matsumoto
Ryushi
R
Kondo
Akira
A
Takahashi
D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome