Behcet's disease: Treatment of popliteal pseudoaneurysm by an endovascular stent graft implantation

Silistreli E. E., Karabay O., Erdal C., Serbest O., Guzeloglu M., Catalyurek H. H., ...Daha Fazla

ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.18, sa.1, ss.118-120, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10016-003-0107-x
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.118-120
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Behcet disease is a multisystemic chronic autoimmune process that can be responsible for some vascular lesions, in addition to its typical dermatologic lesions. Arterial pseudoaneurysm formation can be diagnosed in this group of patients and generally surgery is indicated. In this report, we discuss an alternative endovascular intervention and its advantages. An endovascular stent graft was placed in the popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm of a 37-year-old male with Behcet disease. Early results of this procedure are good thus far. Implantation of an endovascular stent graft, an alternative modality in the treatment of pseudoaneurysms, can result in a shorter hospital stay and a significantly shorter period before returning to normal life. General anesthesia and surgical dissection are avoided, thus diminishing morbidity.