Multiple Aneurysms and a Transplanted Kidney in Behçet Disease
Author(s) -
Oroog Ali,
Philip Nicholl,
David Carruthers,
James Geoghegan,
Alok Tiwari
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
vascular and endovascular surgery/vascular and endovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1938-9116
pISSN - 1538-5744
DOI - 10.1177/1538574417689982
Subject(s) - medicine , behcet's disease , aneurysm , surgery , aortic aneurysm , kidney disease , renal artery , kidney , kidney transplantation , disease , radiology , cardiology , transplantation
Arterial manifestation of Behçet disease represents a challenging clinical scenario with a potential for fatal complications. This case depicts the surgical management of a 4.5-cm infrarenal aortic aneurysm and a 6-cm left renal artery aneurysm in a patient with known Behçet disease. The presence of a contralateral living donor kidney transplant added to the complexity of the case. Open surgical repair was performed on both aneurysms with the use of axillofemoral bypass to protect the transplanted kidney. This case highlights the challenges of treating an aortic aneurysm in a patient with Behçet disease and a kidney transplant.
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