Case Reports
Successful endovascular correction of common carotid pseudoaneurysm secondary to Behçet’s disease: case report and review of the literature
C.B.R. Silva1, J.C. Rebouças2, S.L. Nunes3, N. De Luccia4, R.M.R. Pereira5
- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Vascular Surgery Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Vascular Surgery Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. rosamariarp@yahoo.com
CER12909
2020 Vol.38, N°5 ,Suppl.127
PI 0094, PF 0097
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PMID: 32452346 [PubMed]
Received: 30/10/2019
Accepted : 03/04/2020
In Press: 19/05/2020
Published: 10/12/2020
Abstract
Behçet’s disease (BD) is a chronic, multisystemic, inflammatory disease characterised by recurrent mucocutaneous, ocular, musculoskeletal, central nervous system, gastrointestinal and vascular manifestations, which may affect blood vessels of any size (1). Venous involvement is more common, but arterial involvement accounts for the major cause of mortality (2, 3). Choosing the adequate technique and timing for correcting aneurysms in BD is still challenging. The authors report a case of a 37-year-old male patient with common carotid pseudoaneurysm at the time of diagnosis, which was successfully treated by an endovascular stent placement after adequate immunosuppression. A review of the literature about this issue was also done.
