Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Turkiye Klinikleri Dermatoloji, cilt.26, sa.3, ss.155-159, 2016 (Scopus)
Copyright © 2016 by Türkiye Klinikleri.Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystem autoimmune disease which is defined by Hulusi Behçet in 1937. The disease can affect cardiovascular system as well as skin, eye, musculoskeletal system, and the nervous system. Cardiovascular complications are seen in more than a third of patients, and it is among the main causes of death due to BD. The incidence of vascular involvement varies between 7-29% and can be observed as arterial occlusion, aneurysm and venous occlusion. Arterial vascular complications constitute 10-15% of vascular complications. Aneurysm is the most common arterial complication. Surgical repair is the standard approach in treatment of arterial aneurysm; but the results are not promising because of postoperative recurrences. Endovascular stent-graft treatment is an alternative approach applied recently in patients with aortic and arterial aneurysm. This paper describes a patient with endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm successfully treated with stent grafts.