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- Title
Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Due to Behçet's Disease--A Case Report.
- Authors
Yörükoglu, Yavuz; Zengin, Mustafa; Pasaoglu, Esref; Nazliel, Kemal; Salman, Ergun; Yücel, Ertan
- Abstract
Behçet's disease, originally described as a triad of orogenital ulcerations and uveitis, is a chronic, multisystem disorder involving the skin, mucous membranes, gastrointestinal tract, eyes, joints, central nervous system, and blood vessels. Vascular manifestations of Behçet's disease (vasculo-Behçet's disease) consists of venous and arterial forms. The arterial form is rare but carries a grave prognosis. The authors present a case of Behçet's disease that manifested itself with a rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The outcome, although successful in this case, poses a prognostic dilemma for the surgical team involved. The world literature in respect to complications and prognosis of vascular reconstruction in Behçet's disease is reviewed and discussed.
- Subjects
BEHCET'S disease; GENITAL diseases; GASTROINTESTINAL diseases; ORAL diseases; SKIN diseases; AORTIC aneurysms; ABDOMINAL aortic aneurysms; ANEURYSMS; AORTIC diseases
- Publication
Vascular Surgery, 1993, Vol 27, Issue 3, p212
- ISSN
0042-2835
- Publication type
Article