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Endovascular treatment for Behçet’s disease: a case report

Behçet’s disease (BD) is a multisystemic vasculitis of unknown etiology. Cardiovascular involvement has been thoroughly described in the literature and the major cause of death in BD is secondary to aneurysm complications. In this case report, a patient with BD presented with a recurrent abdominal a...

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Autores principales: Belczak, Sergio Quilici, da Silva, Ingredy Tavares, Marques, Gustavo Garcia, Copetti, Letícia Flores, Stefaniak, Vanessa, Quintas, Gustavo Gomes, Uchimura, Kaique Bernardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6636910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31360154
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1677-5449.180121
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Sumario:Behçet’s disease (BD) is a multisystemic vasculitis of unknown etiology. Cardiovascular involvement has been thoroughly described in the literature and the major cause of death in BD is secondary to aneurysm complications. In this case report, a patient with BD presented with a recurrent abdominal aortic aneurysm, which was corrected using a custom-made endoprosthesis. The optimal treatment for patients with BD remains highly controversial and challenging because of technical difficulties and frequent recurrence. Endovascular intervention seems to be a feasible alternative with considerably less morbidity than conventional surgery.