title: [False aneurysm of the internal iliac artery in Behçet's disease].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This case illustrates a very rare localization of false aneurysm in Behçet's disease and demonstrates the importance of monitoring treated patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The diagnosis of severe Behçet's disease was established in a young man after discovery of a cerebral venous thrombosis. One year later, the patient required emergency surgery for a symptomatic pseudoaneurysm of the internal iliac artery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Performed after a 3-day regimen of corticosteroid boluses, the pseudoaneurysm was treated by ligation of the hypogastric artery. Corticosteroids were then given for immunosuppression.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Arterial involvement in Behçet's disease can be at the forefront of the clinical features and can cause potentially fatal complications. False aneurysm of the internal iliac artery is exceptional with only two cases reported in the literature. These false aneurysms occur on a fragile artery wall. Treatment requires the administration of immunosuppressive drugs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This rare clinical presentation highlights the importance of clinical and radiological monitoring in young patients with Behçet's disease.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie vasculaire, CHU Mohammed VI, Oujda, Maroc. Electronic address: dr.rezziki.abdellah@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rezziki
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie vasculaire, CHU Mohammed VI, Oujda, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ouledtaib
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie vasculaire, CHU Mohammed VI, Oujda, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elhoumaidi
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie vasculaire, CHU Mohammed VI, Oujda, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boutaouer
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie vasculaire, CHU Mohammed VI, Oujda, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benzirar
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie vasculaire, CHU Mohammed VI, Oujda, Maroc.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Elmahi
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Artère iliaque interne; Behçet's disease; Faux anévrisme; Internal iliac artery; Maladie de Behçet; Pseudoaneurysm