title: Treatment of multiple aneurysms.
abstract: This study presented a rare case of fast-growing multiple aneurysms. A male patient rapidly developed multiple aneurysms involving the aortic arch and the carotid, internal iliac, right femoral, and left popliteal arteries over a period of 2 months, accompanied by fever, hyperfibrinogenemia, thrombocythemia, and folliculitis-like skin lesions. He underwent aneurysmectomy and revascularization of the left popliteal artery, stent implantation in the right superficial femoral artery, and local repair of the tibioperoneal trunk artery. An 18-month follow-up showed that his condition was controlled by anticoagulation and immunosuppressive therapy. Despite the effective treatment of his disease, the exact cause was not established.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Department of General Surgery, Yichang Central People's Hospital, the First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mei
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Miao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Yiqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Bi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Department of Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. Electronic address: ouyangchx@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Chenxi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ouyang
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents