Rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms in Behcet's disease

Erentug V., Bozbuga N., ÖMEROĞLU S. N., Ardal H., Eren E., Elevli M., ...Daha Fazla

ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.17, sa.6, ss.682-685, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10016-003-0076-0
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.682-685
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Behcet's disease is a systemic disease of unknown etiology with a chronic relapsing course, characterized by oral aphtous, genital ulcers, ocular lesions, and occasionally vasculitis. Major asymptomatic vascular complications should always be considered in patients with Behcet's disease. We present the surgical treatment of two male Behcet's patients of 41 and 30 years of age with ruptured infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms. The urgent repairs of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms were performed successfully in both patients. Because Behcet's disease is usually seen at young ages, vascular assessment should also be done routinely for early diagnosis and therapy, which can be life-saving.