Surgical approach to pseudoaneurysms with Behcet's disease

ŞENER E., Bayazit M., Kamil Gol M., Mavitas B., Tasdemir O., Bayazit K.

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, vol.40, no.5, pp.297-299, 1992 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 40 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 1992
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-2007-1020168
  • Journal Name: Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.297-299
  • Keywords: arterial aneurysms, Behcet's disease
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

One of the arterial complications of Behcet's disease, arterial false aneurysms, has a sudden onset of symptoms and high mortality risk if left untreated. Four cases with arterial pseudoaneurysms of 3 male patients is reported and the choice of surgical intervention is emphasized. It is underlined that PTFE grafts are the graft of choice in reconstructions for arterial complications of Behcet's disease.