title: Rapidly evolving large extracranial vertebral artery pseudoaneurysm in Behçet's disease: Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Behçet's disease is a multisystem chronic autoimmune disease of unknown etiology with a wide spectrum of symptoms and organ system involvement. Arterial manifestations, particularly of the extracranial vertebral arteries, are rare. We report an unusual case of an African American patient with Behçet's disease, who presented with bilateral spontaneous vertebral artery pseudoaneurysms. The patient underwent successful endovascular parent vessel occlusion with detachable coils and on follow-up had complete clinical and angiographic signs of recovery.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiology, Ben Taub General Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine , Houston, TX , USA.
authors.forename: Sishir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Sevith
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Luz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dhindsa-Castanedo
authors.forename: Goetz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Benndorf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000792:Angiography; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Behçet's disease; Endovascular treatment; Vertebral artery pseudoaneurysm