The Turkish Journal of Vascular Surgery

Yazarlar: Mehmet KALENDER, Ayşe Gül KUNT, Okay Güven KARACA, Mehmet TAŞAR

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Behçet"s disease; arterial involvement; surgical therapy

Özet: Surgical treatment of arterial Behcet"s Disease has a higher incidence of anastomotic pseudoaneurysm or graft occlusion. A 59-year-old male patient presented with arm pain and shortness of breath. Medical history revealed Behcet"s disease. Magnetic resonance imaging and computerized tomography showed aneurysms of main pulmonary, right innominate and left subclavian arteries and occlusion of bilateral subclavian arteries. Main pulmonary artery was plicated. Right innominate artery was bypassed to right subclavian artery, and left carotid artery was bypassed to left subclavian artery with 8 mm biological grafts. Scans showed progressive pulmonary artery aneurysm and patent grafts 12 months postoperatively. Surgery for aneurysm of main pulmonary artery in Behcet"s disease should be planned carefully because Behçet"s vascular disease can be progressive even after surgery.

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