Makale detayı · 2023
Abdominal aortic aneurysm healed with calcification in a female patient with Behçets syndrome: A case report with a 2‐decade follow‐up
İnternational journal of rheumatic disease
- Yıl
- 2023
- ISSN
1756-1841- Tür
- article
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Özet
İngilizce (OpenAlex)
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are rare in Behçet syndrome (BS) but may result in life-threatening complications. AAA are generally treated with surgical intervention following aggressive immunosuppressive therapy. Healing with wall calcification and mural thrombus for AAA is scarcely reported in the literature. Herein, we present a female patient who developed a large saccular aneurysm in the infra-renal abdominal aorta 6 months after the diagnosis. Endovascular intervention was not found to be possible because of the dimensions of the aneurysm and the patient did not consent for open surgery. Therefore, she received only immunosuppressive treatment. By the second year of follow-up, we detected reduction in the size of AAA, along with circumferential wall calcification and mural thrombus. The patient was followed-up for 20 years without rupture and currently doing well. This case demonstrates that calcified large saccular AAA might not necessitate surgical intervention and be followed-up for many years without any complication.
Konular
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Retinal and Optic Conditions
Birincil konu Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome