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Nagafuchi H, Kikuchi H, Ishibash H, Maeda H, Ogino H, Kirino Y, Sawada T, Saito K, Kuwana M, Hirohata S, Ishigatsubo Y, Niimi M, Okita Y, Miyata T, Shigematsu H, Takeno M. Recommendations for the management of the vascular involvement in Behçet's disease by the Japanese National Research Committee for Behçet's disease-secondary publication. Mod Rheumatol 2023; 34:182-193. [PMID: 36658731 DOI: 10.1093/mr/road002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to develop clinical guidelines for the management of vascular Behçet's disease (BD) by the Behçet's Disease Research Committee of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of the Japanese Government. METHODS A task force proposed clinical questions (CQs) concerning vascular BD based on a literature search. After screening, draft recommendations were developed for each CQ and brushed up in three blinded Delphi rounds, leading to the final recommendations. RESULTS This study provides recommendations for 17 CQs concerning diagnosis and differential diagnoses, assessment of disease activity, and treatment. The guidelines recommend immunosuppressive treatments, for both arterial and venous involvement with active inflammation. Anticoagulation is also recommended for deep vein thrombosis except in high-risk patients. Surgical and endovascular therapies can be optional, particularly in patients with urgent arterial lesions undergoing immunosuppression. In addition, two sets of algorithms for diagnosis and treatment are shown for arterial and venous involvement. CONCLUSIONS These recommendations are expected to serve as useful tools in the daily clinical practice of BD. This content has already been published in Japanese in the Guideline for the Management of Behçet's Disease 2020 and is submitted with permission from both the primary and secondary publishers.
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- Hiroko Nagafuchi
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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- General Medical Education and Research Center, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Center, Ukima Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Cardio-Aortic Center, Takatsuki General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Office of Medical Education, International University of Health and Welfare, Narita, Japan
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- Clinical Research Center for Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare, Narita, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School, Musashi Kosugi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
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Chen GX, Wan JH, Chen CW, Huang B. Hybrid surgery management challenges of a Behcet's disease patient with recurrence of aortic aneurysms: a case report. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1097129. [PMID: 37719979 PMCID: PMC10502721 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1097129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Background Behcet's disease is a vasculitis of unknown origin that can involve multiple organs or tissues. Aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm, also one of the complications of Behcet's disease, is usually accompanied by a poor prognosis. Surgery is usually accompanied by a high risk of complications, such as the recurrence of anastomotic pseudoaneurysms and blockage of the target vessel. Using hybrid surgery, we successfully treated a complex and recurrent abdominal aortic pseudoaneurysm in a patient with BD. Methods We report a 32-year-old female diagnosed with Behcet's disease with recurrent thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm. Adequate immunotherapy was given during the perioperative period. The splanchnic artery branches were reconstructed, and the aneurysm was sequestered with endovascular repair. The patient recovered uneventfully and was discharged from the hospital 8 days after hybrid surgery. At the 60-month follow-up, no aneurysm was observed, the stent had no displacement or internal leakage, and the reconstructed blood vessels were unobstructed. Conclusion Hybrid surgery could be a feasible and effective strategy for BD aneurysms. Adequate preoperative and postoperative immunotherapy with arterial anastomosis away from the diseased artery may be the key to success.
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- Guo Xin Chen
- Department of Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Outpatient, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Wu P, Yu S, Zeng J, Yang L. Aortic sinus aneurysm invading ventricular septum and dissection caused by Behcet's disease: a case report and literature review. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2023; 23:429. [PMID: 37648972 PMCID: PMC10468877 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03420-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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Few case reports have mentioned the aortic sinus aneurysm invading ventricular septum and dissection caused by Behcet's disease. Here, we reported a 36-year-old male patient with an aortic sinus aneurysm invading the ventricular septum and dissection caused by Behcet's disease, who manifested as recurrent chest tightness and shortness of breath. Cardiac ultrasound showed the rupture of the right aortic sinus and the formation of ventricular septal dissection. Ascending aortic valve prosthesis replacement, mitral valvuloplasty with ring implantation and tricuspid valvuloplasty were performed. Postoperatively, he was treated with hormones, hydroxychloroquine sulfate, mycophenolate mofetil tablets, thalidomide and warfarin, and his symptoms were relieved. This is a rare case easily being misdiagnosed and missed, early diagnosis and in-time treatment are crucial to avoid surgical complications. The diagnostic and therapeutic approaches of this patient were reported and related literature was reviewed in this case report.
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- Pengjia Wu
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China
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Hu HO, Zhang CH, Spadaccio C, Tang B, Li CN, Qiao ZY, Zheng T, Zhu JM, Sun LZ. Surgical management of aortic regurgitation secondary to Behcet's disease. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1093024. [PMID: 37008328 PMCID: PMC10064057 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1093024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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BackgroundAortic regurgitation (AR) related to Behcet's disease (BD) is rare, but usually fatal. Perivalvular leakage (PVL) is high if AR related to BD treated with regular AVR. In this study, we report the surgical management of AR secondary to BD.MethodsBetween September 2017 and April 2022, 38 patients with AR secondary to Behcet's disease had surgery in our center. 17 patients did not have a BD diagnosis before surgery, 2 of them were diagnosed during surgery and received Bentall procedure. The remaining 15 patients received conventional AVR. 21 patients were diagnosed as BD before surgery, all of them received modified Bentall procedures. All patients were followed up by regular outpatient visits, transthoracic echocardiogram and CT angiography were performed to evaluate the aorta and aortic valve.ResultsSeventeen patients did not have a BD diagnosis at the time of surgery. Out of them, 15 patients received conventional AVR, and a total of 13 patients suffered PVL after surgery. Twenty-one patients had a BD diagnosis before surgery. They received modified Bentall procedures and IST and steroids were given both pre- and post-surgery. In this group treated with Bentall procedure no patient suffered PVL during follow up.ConclusionsPVL is a complex scenario after conventional AVR for AR in BD. Modified Bentall procedure seems superior to isolated AVR in these cases. The use of IST and steroids before and after surgery in combination with modified Bentall procedure could have a role in effectively reducing PVL.
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- Hai-Ou Hu
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Aortic Disease Center, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Aortic Disease Center, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Aortic Disease Center, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Aortic Disease Center, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Aortic Disease Center, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Aortic Disease Center, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Aortic Disease Center, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
- Correspondence: Zhu Jun-Ming
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, DeltaHealth Hospital·Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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İscan HZ, Yigit G, Cetinkaya F, Erdogan K, Tumer NB, Ozen A, Mavioglu L, Unal EU. Early and Midterm Outcomes of Endovascular Treatment in Arterial Manifestations of Vascular Behcet Disease. Ann Vasc Surg 2022; 92:71-81. [PMID: 36587791 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2022.12.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Behcet's disease (BD), originally described by Hulusi Behcet in 1937, is a chronic relapsing inflammatory process of an immunologic syndrome and the involvement of the vascular system is called Vasculo-Behcet disease (VBD). This is a retrospective study evaluating 21 patients diagnosed with VBD who underwent endovascular treatment. METHODS This single-center study was conducted between January 2016 and January 2022. Early and mid-term endovascular outcomes of a total of 21 patients (16 males, 5 females with a median age of 42 years; range, 31 to 46 years), with a diagnosis of VBD, who underwent endovascular arterial repair in our hospital, were retrospectively analyzed. Follow-ups were scheduled for the first and sixth postoperative months and every 6 months thereafter. For symptomatic patients, imaging studies and additional interventions were planned. The primary outcomes were a procedural success and a requirement for reintervention. Secondary outcomes were complications and all causes of mortality. RESULTS Twenty-one patients underwent endovascular repair. In this study, 1 balloon-expandable stent for brachial artery aneurysm (4,8%), 1 viabahn graft for femoral artery aneurysm (4,8%), 2 tube endograft for ruptured iliac artery aneurysm (9,5%), 1 tube endograft (Thoracic endovascular aortic repair [TEVAR]) insertion at the aortic bifurcation for infrarenal abdominal aortic occlusion (4,8%), 1 chimney-TEVAR for saccular arcus thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) (4,8%) and 7 TEVAR for saccular TAA (33,3%), 1 EVAR for an intact and symptomatic infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) (4,8%), 1 EVAR (aorto-uniiliac) for ruptured iliac artery aneurysm (4,8%), and 6 EVAR for ruptured AAA (28,5%) were deployed. The technical success rate was 100% with a mean follow-up period of 50. 4 ± 10.7 months (8-66 months). The mean aneurysm diameter was 10,7 ± 53 mm. In the follow-up period, 3 patients presented with a hematoma at the insertion site of the sheath (14.3%). There were no early mortalities. Three patients required reintervention (14,3%); 1 of these underwent open surgical repair due to a pseudoaneurysm of the access site (4,8%). The Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed freedom from reintervention rate as 94,1 ± 5,7% at 1 year, 85,6 ± 9,7% at 3 years, and 68,4 ± 17,1% at 5 years. CONCLUSIONS Awareness of the BD especially for vascular involvements in young ages is lifesaving. Endovascular therapy with proper medical treatment seems to be the treatment of choice according to the early and midterm successful results with low morbidity and mortality.
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- Hakki Zafer İscan
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yozgat City Hospital, Yozgat, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hitit University Medical Faculty, Çorum, Turkey
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Naouli H, Jiber H, Bouarhroum A. Concomitant common iliac and common femoral artery pseudoaneurysms revealing Behcet's disease. JOURNAL DE MEDECINE VASCULAIRE 2022; 47:203-206. [PMID: 36344033 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmv.2022.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Vascular involvement is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in Behçet's disease (BD). Vasculo-Behçet patients are at risk for multiple vessel-related complications including thromboses, stenoses, occlusions, and aneurysms. In this report, we describe the case of a young woman admitted in our department for management of a concomitant common iliac and common femoral artery pseudoaneurysms revealing Behçet's disease.
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- H Naouli
- Faculty of medicine and pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University Boite Postale 1893, KM 2.200 Route Sidi Harazem Fès, 30070 Fez, Morocco; Vascular surgery department, UHC Hassan II Fez, Fez, Morocco.
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- Faculty of medicine and pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University Boite Postale 1893, KM 2.200 Route Sidi Harazem Fès, 30070 Fez, Morocco; Vascular surgery department, UHC Hassan II Fez, Fez, Morocco
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- Faculty of medicine and pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University Boite Postale 1893, KM 2.200 Route Sidi Harazem Fès, 30070 Fez, Morocco; Vascular surgery department, UHC Hassan II Fez, Fez, Morocco
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Li X, Wen X, Xu J, Lin Q, Liu L. Prognostic analysis of Behçet's disease with aortic regurgitation or involvement. Neth Heart J 2021; 30:172-180. [PMID: 33877589 PMCID: PMC8881513 DOI: 10.1007/s12471-021-01567-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Aortic regurgitation is the most common cardiovascular damage in Chinese patients with Behçet’s disease (BD) and is usually associated with aortic disease. These patients are easily misdiagnosed, and their prognosis is poor, even after surgical treatment. This study aimed to analyse potential factors that can improve the prognosis of BD patients with aortic regurgitation and/or aortic involvement. Methods Twenty-two patients with diagnosed or suspected BD as well as aortic regurgitation and/or aortic involvement in our hospital from 2012 through 2017 were collected in this study. Their clinical characteristics were listed, and the diagnosis of BD was evaluated by two different criteria sets. The influences of surgical treatment and immunosuppressive therapy (IST) on their prognosis were also explored. Results The diagnostic positive rate of the International Criteria for Behçet’s Disease was higher than that of the International Study Group criteria (kappa value 0.31, p < 0.05), indicating that the diagnostic consistency between the criteria sets was poor. There was no significant difference in survival between patients who had undergone ≤ 1 operation and those with ≥ 2 operations. Aortic valve replacement alone or in combination with aortic root replacement had no significant effect on the incidence of reoperation or death, but IST did significantly reduce this incidence (p < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference in the occurrence of reoperation or death between preoperative and postoperative IST versus postoperative IST only. Conclusion IST significantly improved the prognosis of BD patients with aortic regurgitation and/or aortic involvement. Supplementary Information The online version of this article (10.1007/s12471-021-01567-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- X Li
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Research Institute of Blood Lipid and Atherosclerosis, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Modern Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Technology Research Centre of Hunan Province, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Cardiovascular Disease Research Centre of Hunan Province, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Research Institute of Blood Lipid and Atherosclerosis, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Modern Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Technology Research Centre of Hunan Province, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Cardiovascular Disease Research Centre of Hunan Province, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Research Institute of Blood Lipid and Atherosclerosis, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Modern Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Technology Research Centre of Hunan Province, Changsha, Hunan, China.,Cardiovascular Disease Research Centre of Hunan Province, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. .,Research Institute of Blood Lipid and Atherosclerosis, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. .,Modern Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Technology Research Centre of Hunan Province, Changsha, Hunan, China. .,Cardiovascular Disease Research Centre of Hunan Province, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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Cheng Z, Kang Z, Ji Y, Guo Y. Behcet's disease involved the root of aorta in the treatment with modified Bentall procedure: a case report. J Cardiothorac Surg 2020; 15:30. [PMID: 31996248 PMCID: PMC6990569 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-020-1070-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Behcet’s disease (BD) is a multisystemic vasculitis of unknown etiology, the incidence of cardiovascular system involvement is rare, about1–5% (Sakane et al., N Engl J Med 341:1284–91, 1999). BD combined with aortic pseudoaneurysm and aortic valve regurgitation is usually need surgical treatment, but there is controversy about which surgical method to choose. Case presentation We report a case of BD combined with severe aortic valve regurgitation and two giant pseudoaneurysms of the aortic sinus. The patient underwent modified Bentall procedure (MBP) and use oral immunosuppressive as well as corticosteroid strictly, after 8 months follow-up, the patient recovered well. Conclusion For patient with aortic valve regurgitation and ascend aortic pseudoaneurysm caused by BD, we recommend modified Bentall procedure when rheumatism in a stable period. Corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs should be used before and after surgery.
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- Zeyi Cheng
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People's Republic of China.
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Mousa A, Sharabi A, Elkalla MA, Abdelhafez AA, Almulhim AS, Zakaria OM, Odeh AM. Prophylactic prosthetic wrapping for vascular anastomosis in patients with Behçet's aortic aneurysms: an experience from a resource-challenged setting. INT ANGIOL 2019; 38:484-493. [PMID: 31580038 DOI: 10.23736/s0392-9590.19.04038-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The objectives of the current study were to evaluate our technical and clinical results of surgical treatment of infrarenal Behçet's abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). In addition to the prosthetic wrapping of the constructed anastomosis as a prophylactic measure for patients with vasculo-Behçet's disease, together with the administration of per- and postoperative immunosuppressive therapy. METHODS A single-center retrospective case series included 16 patients with vasculo-Behçet's AAA who treated with open surgical repair, between January 2005 and December 2013. The administration of immunosuppressive treatment was done preoperatively to achieve complete remission of the disease activity before starting the surgical repair. Patients' data were retrieved and analyzed emphasizing the diagnostic procedures, the used surgical techniques, and suitable graft selection, as well as, graft-related complications. The patients were followed up for one month to a maximum of 72 months. The median follow-up period was 24.83±9.4 months. RESULTS This study included 16 patients, 10 (63%) males, and 6 (37%) females, with the median age of (30.50 years, range: 21-37 years). Moreover, all patients were anticoagulated and discharged on warfarin and aspirin therapy. All surgical procedures were done on an elective basis except for only one emergency laparotomy, which was performed for a life-threatening ruptured aneurysm. The vascular anastomoses were performed using either interposition tube graft (for isolated AAA), or Y-shaped graft (for concomitant aorto-iliac aneurysms). Furthermore, prophylactic prosthetic wrapping was applied encircling the graft to the host artery. In addition, all patients received systemic immunosuppressive therapy post-surgical intervention to prevent anastomotic site complications. Technical success was obtained in 100% of cases. Moreover, the patients were followed up for a period of 12-72 months. Two anastomotic pseudoaneurysms were developed postoperatively. More interesting is that both were infected (one low-virulent that was conservatively treated and one overt that was surgically repaired). Furthermore, there was no aneurysm-related mortality. CONCLUSIONS Prophylactic prosthetic wrapping of vascular anastomosis in patients with Behçet's AAA in resource-challenged settings, where the proximal anastomoses were all end-to-end with wrapping, is an affordable, simple, reliable, and feasible technique, and commonly associated with a lower incidence of anastomotic site false aneurysms and different complications related to the implanted graft, where endovascular procedures might not be applicable. Moreover, the proper preoperative medical preparation for controlling the activity of Behçet's disease, with the administration of immunosuppressive agents, followed by immediate postoperative therapy, may have a good impact on the operative technical success and the prevention of the development of serious postoperative complications; especially anastomotic pseudoaneurysms (which may be complicated by fatal hemorrhage), as well as other graft-related complications.
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- Ahmed Mousa
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Al Hussain University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine for Males, Al-Azhar University, Darrasa, Cairo, Egypt - .,Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia -
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Al Hussain University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine for Males, Al-Azhar University, Darrasa, Cairo, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Al Hussain University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine for Males, Al-Azhar University, Darrasa, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
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Mousa A, Hanbal I, Sharabi A, Nasr MA, Nassar AK, Elkalla MA. Vascular suture line wrapping for Aortoiliac anastomoses following open surgical repair of Infrarenal Behçet's Aortoiliac aneurysms. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019; 14:81. [PMID: 30987653 PMCID: PMC6466776 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-019-1048-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background This study was conducted to evaluate our local experiences of adjunctive mechanical prosthetic wrapping for aortoiliac vascular anastomoses as a prophylactic measure following surgical repair of Behçet’s aortoiliac aneurysms. The goal of prosthetic wrapping to reinforce the vascular anastomoses by mechanical protection to reduce the bleeding complications, and consequently pseudoaneurysm formation. This was aided by the administration of pre- and postoperative immunosuppressive therapy as an adjuvant treatment. Methods A seven-year retrospective study was conducted between January 2006 and December 2012, retrieving data of patients with Behçet’s aortoiliac aneurysms. All patients underwent open surgical repair using a heparin-bonded synthetic Dacron® graft. Data for all patients were retrieved and analyzed for diagnostic procedures, graft selection, as well as, different methods of surgical repair. Graft-related complications such as anastomotic pseudoaneurysms, occlusion, and thrombosis were also reported. Results Sixteen patients were recruited in this study. There were 11 (69%) males and 5 (31%) females with the male to female ratio 2:1. The patients’ age ranged between 25 and 47 years with the mean of 36.4 ± 7.3. All Behçet’s aortic/aortoiliac aneurysms were repaired by the application of heparin-bonded Dacron® tube and bifurcated grafts. The anastomotic wrapping technique was performed for both the proximal and the distal vascular anastomoses. The technical success of aortoiliac aneurysm and wrapping techniques was achieved in 100% of patients. All patients were given pre- and postoperative systemic immunosuppressive therapy. No graft-related complications were reported except for only one anastomotic pseudoaneurysm that developed at one of the right iliac anastomoses, that developed within 24 months after follow up. Conclusions Mechanical prosthetic wrapping for vascular anastomoses in patients with Behçet’s aortic/aortoiliac aneurysms is a feasible, simple, and reliable technique with low morbidity and mortality. It was performed as a prophylactic measure to avoid the development of postoperative anastomotic pseudoaneurysms. It must be performed for all patients with Behçet’s arterial aneurysms whenever possible. Furthermore, the supplemental administration of pre- and postoperative systemic immunosuppressive therapy should be considered as an important factor for the prophylaxis and prevention of anastomotic pseudoaneurysms and other graft-related complications.
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- Ahmed Mousa
- Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Al-Hussain University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine for Males, Al-Azhar University, Darrasa, Cairo, 11675, Egypt. .,Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Eastern Province, Al-Ahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Al-Hussain University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine for Males, Al-Azhar University, Darrasa, Cairo, 11675, Egypt
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- Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Al-Hussain University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine for Males, Al-Azhar University, Darrasa, Cairo, 11675, Egypt
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- Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assiut Branch, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Al-Hussain University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine for Males, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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Zhang SH, Zhang FX. Behcet's disease with recurrent thoracic aortic aneurysm combined with femoral artery aneurysm: a case report and literature review. J Cardiothorac Surg 2017; 12:79. [PMID: 28874203 PMCID: PMC5585960 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-017-0644-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm is the main vascular complication of Behcet’s disease. Most hospitals adopt endovascular treatment. Case presentation We report a case of Behcet’s disease with recurrent thoracic aortic aneurysm combined with femoral artery aneurysm. The patient underwent two rounds of endovascular surgery, but developed new aneurysms immediately after surgery. Eventually, the patient died due to rupture of recurrent aneurysm. Conclusions For vasculo-Behcet’s disease, we suggest performing the operation during the stable period. At the same time, glucocorticoids could be used with immunosuppressants preoperatively and postoperatively.
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- Shi-Huai Zhang
- Department of General surgery, Fuxing Hospital of Captial Medical University, No. 20 of Fuxingmenwai Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100038, China.
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- Department of Vascular surgery, Shijitan Hospital of Captial Medical University, Beijing, 100038, China
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Jung Y, Ahn BH, Lee KS, Jeong IS, Kim KH, Na KJ, Ryu SW, Oh SG. A novel solution to prosthetic valve dehiscence after aortic valve surgery in Behçet's disease. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2017; 24:342-347. [PMID: 28011741 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivw361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objectives Prosthetic valve dehiscence after aortic valve surgery in Behçet's disease patients is common. We aimed to validate the usefulness of our new technique 'subannular endomyocardial implantation of valve prosthesis' designed to prevent prosthetic valve dehiscence. Methods Subannular endomyocardial implantation of valve prosthesis involves suturing the sewing cuff of the valve prosthesis in the endomyocardium below the aortic annulus, which is based on the idea that annular tissue should be excluded from the suture line in Behçet's disease patients. Medical records of 7 patients in whom the new technique was performed between 2002 and 2014 were reviewed. Results Five men and two women were included (median age, 44 years). Aortic root replacement was performed in 6 cases, and aortic valve replacement in 1. No operative mortality occurred. Postoperatively, complete atrioventricular block developed in 3 cases, and permanent pacemakers were implanted in 2. No reoperation was performed for prosthetic valve dehiscence during the median 7.8-year follow-up. One late death occurred due to sudden cardiac arrest 8.4 years after surgery. One additional permanent pacemaker was implanted for complete atrioventricular block, which developed at 4.2 years postoperatively. The last echocardiography (median, 6.7 years after surgery) revealed no paravalvular leakages. Conclusions Subannular endomyocardial implantation of valve prosthesis seems useful for preventing prosthetic valve dehiscence after aortic valve surgery for Behçet's disease. It poses a risk of complete atrioventricular block, but considering the high reoperation rate and mortality due to prosthetic valve dehiscence after conventional aortic valve surgery, this risk seems reasonable.
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- Yochun Jung
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, Hwasun, South Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Carollo General Hospital, Suncheon, South Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, Gwangju, South Korea
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Yin H, Li S, Wang M, Hu Z, Wang J, Yao C, Chang G, Wang S. The value of endografts in the surgical management of arterial lesions secondary to Behçet disease. J Vasc Surg 2017; 65:471-477. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.08.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 08/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Liu Q, Ye W, Liu C, Li Y, Zeng R, Ni L. Outcomes of vascular intervention and use of perioperative medications for nonpulmonary aneurysms in Behçet disease. Surgery 2016; 159:1422-9. [PMID: 26765098 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Revised: 11/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Aneurysms attributable to Behçet disease (BD) are not common but are associated with a poor prognosis because of a high risk of rupture. Special considerations are required for vascular intervention, because the intense local inflammation may increase complications. The aim of this study was to assess the outcome of operative intervention and the use of perioperative medical therapy for aneurysms in patients with BD. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed retrospectively the medical records of patients with BD admitted to Peking Union Medical College Hospital between January 1995 and January 2015. RESULTS Among 874 patients diagnosed with BD, 176 patients had vascular involvement, of whom 59 had arterial aneurysms. Thirty-six patients with 51 arterial aneurysms underwent operative intervention. The 51 primary operative interventions included 20 open operations and 31 endovascular interventions. Eleven (22 %) recurrent aneurysms developed in 10 patients and 5 (10%) thrombosis occurred in 5 patients. Of the 19 endovascular stents placed for aortic aneurysms, 1 type I endoleak, 1 graft occlusion, 3 recurrent aneurysms, and 1 recurrent aneurysmal rupture occurred. Among the revascularization procedures for extremity arteries, there were more complications with endovascular intervention than with open surgery. The cumulative risk of recurrent aneurysmal formation at the operative site was significantly less in patients treated with operative intervention combined with use of immunosuppressants than those treated with operative intervention alone (P = .01). CONCLUSION In patients with BD, an endovascular approach is feasible and effective for aortic aneurysms, whereas bypass surgery appears to provide better outcomes for extremity arterial aneurysms than placement of endovascular stents. The administration of corticosteroids combined with cyclophosphamide perioperatively decreases the cumulative risk of recurrent aneurysm.
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- Qi Liu
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Lee SL, Ku YM, Won Y. Spontaneous aortic pseudoaneurysm rupture into the sigmoid colon in Behçet’s disease patient. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:13201-13204. [PMID: 26675745 PMCID: PMC4674740 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i46.13201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Revised: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Behçet’s disease (BD) is a multisystem autoimmune disorder characterized by recurrent orogenital ulcers, uveitis, and skin lesions. The vascular manifestations include thrombophlebitis, stenosis, occlusion, and pseudoaneurysm. BD infrequently precipitates aortic pseudoaneurysm rupture into the sigmoid mesocolon and lumen of the adjacent colon. Here we report an extremely rare case of spontaneous abdominal aortic pseudoaneurysm rupture via the sigmoid mesocolon into the lumen of the sigmoid colon in a 37-year-old patient with BD.
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Park SJ, Lee JW, Kim JB. Emergency Quadrido-Bentall Procedure for Aortic Rupture in a Patient with Behcet's Disease. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2015; 48:364-7. [PMID: 26509132 PMCID: PMC4622037 DOI: 10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.5.364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cardiovascular involvement in cases of Behcet's disease is a rare but life-threatening condition, and prosthetic valve detachment is a frequent and serious complication attributable to Behcet's disease following the surgical repair of aortic regurgitation. We report the case of a patient with Behcet's disease presenting with contained aortic rupture around the aortic root. The patient had previously undergone aortic valve surgery three times due to recurrent prosthetic valve detachment. An emergency operation was performed, consisting of aortic root replacement (ARR) using a composite valved conduit and the replacement of the hemiarch. ARR may be an appropriate surgical option for patients with Behcet's disease in order to prevent recurrence of the disease.
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- Sung Jun Park
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine
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Chetoui A, El Malki H, Bahous M, Rhissassi J, Sayah R, Laaroussi M. [Aneurysm of the ascending aorta associated with massive aortic regurgitation: rare and serious complication of Behçet disease]. Pan Afr Med J 2015; 21:85. [PMID: 26491528 PMCID: PMC4594973 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.85.6076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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L'atteinte artérielle au cours de la maladie de Behçet survient chez 2 à 12% des patients et se traduit par des lésions oblitérantes et/ou anévrysmales prédominant sur les gros troncs. Les complications cardiaques sont plus rares (1 à 6%) touchant les trois tuniques. En revanche, les anévrysmes de l'aorte ascendante associés à une insuffisance aortique restent une complication très rare de la maladie de Behçet. Nous rapportons l'observation d'un jeune patient de 35ans suivie pour une maladie de Behçet compliquée d'un anévrysme de l'aorte ascendante associé à une régurgitation aortique massive. Le diagnostic a été posé sur les données cliniques radiologiques de l’échocardiographie et de la tomodensitométrie puis confirmé à l'examen histologique de la pièce. Le traitement était chirurgical et a consisté en un remplacement total de la racine de l'aorte à cœur ouvert selon la technique de Bentall afin d’éviter le risque de rupture ou de dissection. L’évolution à 18 mois de l'intervention était favorable. Le traitement médical associant la corticothérapie et les immunosuppresseurs est la règle en postopératoire pour éviter les récidives.
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- Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire A, CHU Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire A, CHU Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc
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- Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire A, CHU Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc
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Tham YC, Sin YK. Missed diagnosis of Behçet disease causing aortic regurgitation. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2014; 24:167-8. [PMID: 25186424 DOI: 10.1177/0218492314549199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Aortic regurgitation is a rare and serious presentation of Behçet's disease. Here we describe a case of missed diagnosis of Behçet's disease in a 37-year-old man, causing symptomatic aortic regurgitation. Perioperative diagnosis of Behçet's aortitis is crucial because surgical intervention carries high reoperative morbidity and mortality.
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Endovascular treatment of aortic and primitive iliac artery aneurysms associated with Behçet disease. Ann Vasc Surg 2013; 27:497.e5-8. [PMID: 23541779 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2012.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2012] [Accepted: 07/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Behçet disease is a systemic vasculitis that can cause vascular complications. We describe a 42-year-old woman with an aortic aneurysm and common right iliac aneurysm, both saccular and complicating Behçet disease. The patient was successfully treated by an endovascular method, which currently seems to be the best therapeutic choice given the frequent anastomotic complications of conventional surgical treatment.
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Tang Y, Xu Z, Liao Z, Xu J. Supraannular Aortic Replacement for Severe Valve Detachment Attributable to Behçet's Disease. Ann Thorac Surg 2012; 94:e55-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2011] [Revised: 04/18/2012] [Accepted: 05/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ma WG, Zheng J, Zhu JM, Liu YM, Li M, Sun LZ. Aortic Regurgitation Caused by Behçet's Disease: Surgical Experience during an 11-Year Period. J Card Surg 2012; 27:39-44. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01392.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Schmidt J, Sunesen K, Kornum JB, Duhaut P, Thomsen RW. Predictors for pathologically confirmed aortitis after resection of the ascending aorta: a 12-year Danish nationwide population-based cross-sectional study. Arthritis Res Ther 2011; 13:R87. [PMID: 21676237 PMCID: PMC3218902 DOI: 10.1186/ar3360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2011] [Revised: 03/17/2011] [Accepted: 06/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Introduction Assessing the prevalence of, and predictors for, pathologically-confirmed inflammation of the aorta in Denmark, using a nationwide population-based study design. Methods We identified all adults with first-time surgery on the ascending aorta between January 1, 1997 and March 1, 2009 in Denmark. Presence of aortic inflammation was ascertained through linkage to a nationwide pathology registry. We used logistic regression to compute prevalence odds ratios (ORs) for sex, age at surgery, cardiovascular risk factors, cancer, connective tissue disease, and infectious diseases associated with the presence of aortitis. Results A total of 1,210 adults underwent resection of the ascending aorta, of who 610 (50.4%) had tissue submitted for pathological examination. Aortitis was found in 37 (6.1%) patients whose tissue was examined. Ten of the 37 patients were diagnosed with conditions known to be associated with aortitis or aortic aneurysm: five patients with temporal arteritis, one with Crohn's disease, one with rheumatoid arthritis, one with systemic lupus erythematosus, one with infectious aortitis, and one with Marfan's disease. Twenty-seven patients had idiopathic aortitis. Predictors of aortitis included history of connective tissue disease (adjusted OR 4.7, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.6, 13.6), diabetes (OR 5.2, 95% CI 0.9, 29.7), advanced age (> 67 years OR 2.5, 95% CI 0.8, 7.6), and aortic valve pathology (OR 2.3, 95% CI 1.1, 4.9). Conclusions Aortitis was present in 6.1% of adults in Denmark who had pathological examination after resection of the ascending aorta. Predictors of inflammation included connective tissue disease, diabetes, advanced age, and aortic valve pathology.
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- Jean Schmidt
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg Hospital Science and Innovation Center, Sdr, Skovvej 15, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark.
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Chiu HH, Wang SS, Wu MH, Wang JK. Aortitis with severe aortic regurgitation in Behcet's disease: a case report. J Formos Med Assoc 2010; 109:82-4. [PMID: 20123590 DOI: 10.1016/s0929-6646(10)60025-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Behcets aortitis is a rare, but one of the most severe complications of Behcets disease. We report a 24-year old woman who was noted initially to have aortitis and severe aortic regurgitation caused by Behcets disease. After receiving aortic valve replacement, aortoplasty and immunosuppressant therapy, her condition became stationary. As far as we are aware, she is the youngest case that has undergone surgery. The early onset of hemodynamic decompensation is considered to be related to delay in diagnosis and lack of steroid treatment.
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- Hsin-Hui Chiu
- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and Medical College, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Zhang C, Tu Z, Zhu Y. Reply to the Editor. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kim HK, Choi HH, Huh S. Ruptured Iliac Artery Stump Aneurysm Combined with Aortic Pseudoaneurysm in a Patient with Behçet's Disease. Ann Vasc Surg 2010; 24:255.e5-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2009.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2008] [Revised: 05/06/2009] [Accepted: 07/27/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Kim WH, Choi D, Kim JS, Ko YG, Jang Y, Shim WH. Effectiveness and safety of endovascular aneurysm treatment in patients with vasculo-Behçet disease. J Endovasc Ther 2010; 16:631-6. [PMID: 19842735 DOI: 10.1583/09-2812.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare long-term outcomes of endovascular and surgical treatment of arterial aneurysms in patients with vasculo-Behçet disease (VBD). METHODS The medical records of 912 patients with Behçet disease who were seen between May 1995 and January 2007 were reviewed. Among them, 34 (3.7%) patients with 39 non-cerebral aneurysmal lesions were diagnosed with VBD. Between February 1998 and November 2006, 16 VBD patients (14 men; mean age 39.2+/-9.2 years, range 25-63) were treated for 20 arterial aneurysms with an endovascular technique (stent-graft and/or coil embolization). All patients received immunosuppressive therapy (prednisolone 60 mg/d) before endovascular therapy to induce remission. From February 1993 to January 2007, 8 arterial aneurysms in 7 patients (all men; mean age 33.0+/-7.9 years, range 25-51) were treated with surgical graft interposition over 31.5+/-23.2 months. RESULTS The endovascular procedure was successful in all lesions. The mean follow-up was 47.6+/-41.8 months, during which 4 complications in 3 patients (3/16, 18.8%) occurred (2 occluded stent-grafts and 2 access site pseudoaneurysm). There were no deaths. The cumulative primary patency rate in the endovascular group was 89% at 24 months. In the 7 patients undergoing graft interposition for 8 arterial aneurysms, 3 (42.9%) events occurred in follow-up: 2 recurrent pseudoaneurysms and 1 aneurysm-related death. CONCLUSION In Behçet disease, aneurysm treatment is performed whenever possible because of the high risk of rupture. Endovascular treatment of arterial aneurysms was effective and safe, with an acceptable vascular complication rate and excellent patency of the treated site.
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- Won Ho Kim
- Division of Cardiology, Yonsei Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Zhang C, Ni Y, Shi L, Jin T. The treatment of recurrent aortic prosthetic detachment with modified Bentall procedure: results of two cases. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009; 138:770-1. [PMID: 19698869 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.05.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2008] [Revised: 05/04/2008] [Accepted: 05/20/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Chong Zhang
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Liu CW, Ye W, Liu B, Zeng R, Wu W, Dake MD. Endovascular treatment of aortic pseudoaneurysm in Behçet disease. J Vasc Surg 2009; 50:1025-30. [PMID: 19660895 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2009] [Revised: 06/03/2009] [Accepted: 06/03/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the feasibility, efficacy, and outcome of endovascular therapy combined with immunosuppressive therapy for aortic pseudoaneurysms in patients with Behçet disease. METHODS Between April 2002 and April 2008, 12 pseudoaneurysms (9 involving the intrarenal abdominal aorta, 1 at the suprarenal level, and 2 in the supraceliac aorta) in nine men and one woman with Behçet disease were evaluated at Peking Union Medical Center (PUMC). Three bifurcated stent grafts and seven tubular stent grafts, including two fenestrated stent grafts, were deployed. All 10 patients received immunosuppressive therapy after the implant procedure. RESULTS All patients underwent successful endovascular therapy without major complications during the 30 days immediately after the procedure. One patient with two aneurysms had treatment of only the larger infrarenal symptomatic aneurysm, but the smaller suprarenal pseudoaneurysm was not addressed because of its proximity to mesenteric branches. During a mean follow-up of 25.8 months (range, 6-50 months), nine aneurysms resolved completely in eight patients. The only untreated aneurysm, which coexisted with a treated lesion, remained stable under imaging observation. Three aneurysms recurred in two patients. At 6 months, one patient presented with a new aneurysm at the femoral artery access site for stent graft introduction and another formed at the proximal margin of the stent graft. Despite medical advice, he had stopped immunotherapy. He died from aneurysm rupture 8 months after stent deployment. Another patient with recurrent aneurysmal disease at the distal margin of the primary stent was successfully treated with an additional stent graft. These two were the only patients who did not adhere to taking immunosuppressant medicine after discharge. CONCLUSION Endovascular stent graft placement combined with immunosuppressive treatment for aortic pseudoaneurysms in Behçet disease is a feasible and effective management option. Long-term immunosuppressive therapy after endovascular repair is important to limit pseudoaneurysm recurrence.
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- Chang-Wei Liu
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Jeong DS, Kim KH, Kim JS, Ahn H. Long-Term Experience of Surgical Treatment for Aortic Regurgitation Attributable to Behçet's Disease. Ann Thorac Surg 2009; 87:1775-82. [PMID: 19463593 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2009] [Revised: 03/09/2009] [Accepted: 03/09/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ahn JK, Kim H, Lee J, Park PW, Jeon CH, Koh EM, Cha HS. Treatment outcomes in patients with non-infectious aortic valvulitis undergoing aortic valve replacement: implication for the treatment of aortic valve involvement in Behcet's disease. Rheumatol Int 2009; 29:1391-3. [PMID: 19169881 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-009-0862-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2008] [Accepted: 01/09/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Yoshikawa K, Hori H, Fukunaga S, Tayama E, Aoyagi S. Aortic root replacement in Behçet disease. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008; 15:521-3. [PMID: 18042781 DOI: 10.1177/021849230701500616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The patient presented with a history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis, genital ulceration, and a family history of positive for collagen disease. Echocardiography and retrograde aortography revealed aneurysm formation of the sinus of Valsalva, and dilatation of the aortic valve annulus with severe aortic regurgitation. On diagnosis of an aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva and aortic regurgitation associated with Behçet's disease, aortic root replacement with the modified Bentall technique was successfully performed.
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- Kazuhiro Yoshikawa
- Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.
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Kwon TW, Park SJ, Kim HK, Yoon HK, Kim GE, Yu B. Surgical Treatment Result of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Behçet's Disease. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2008; 35:173-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2007] [Accepted: 08/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ohshima T, Miyachi S, Hattori KI, Iizuka H, Izumi T, Nakane Y, Aimi Y, Yoshida J. A case of giant common carotid artery aneurysm associated with vascular Behçet disease: successfully treated with a covered stent. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 69:297-301. [PMID: 18221773 DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2006.12.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2006] [Accepted: 12/27/2006] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND A carotid artery aneurysm associated with vascular Behçet disease is extremely rare and often difficult to treat. In this article, we explore a definitive therapeutic strategy for pseudoaneurysm with vascular Behçet disease. CASE DESCRIPTION A 56-year-old man presented with swelling and a pulsatile subcutaneous mass of the left neck over a 6-month period. The diagnosis of vascular Behçet disease had already been established from the history of right subclavian artery aneurysm, oral ulcerations, and inflammatory skin lesions. Radiologic examination revealed a giant left CCA aneurysm (6.5 x 5.5 cm) with partial thrombosis. Another asymptomatic aneurysm was found in the right ICA. Because mass effects due to aneurysmal rupture and growth rapidly progressed, we decided on radical treatment. The endovascular reconstruction of the carotid artery was selected instead of direct surgery because of skin and connective tissue disorders at the regional site. A covered stent (8 x 60 mm, Passager, Boston Scientific, Fremont, CA) was placed from the CCA to the ICA, covering the whole aneurysmal portion. Postoperatively, the cervical mass remarkably reduced in size, and the patient's symptoms dramatically improved. The left carotid artery was patent at 12-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS A covered stent is very useful in repairing arteries with pseudoaneurysm, particularly in cases unsuitable for direct surgery with parent artery occlusion. The influence of the foreign body at the inflammatory lesion and long-term patency of covered stents should be discussed.
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- Tomotaka Ohshima
- Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Aichi 466-8550, Japan
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Spontaneous pseudoaneurysm of the superficial femoral artery in Behcet's disease-endovascular stent-graft treatment combined with percutaneous drainage: a case report. Heart Surg Forum 2007; 10:E84-6. [PMID: 17311772 DOI: 10.1532/hsf98.20061154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Behcet's disease is a rare multisystemic chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by a classic triad of urogenital ulcerations, chronic eye inflammation, and skin lesions. We report on a case of a spontaneous pseudoaneurysm of the superficial femoral artery caused by Behcet's disease that was treated with an endovascular stent-graft followed by percutaneous drainage. We emphasize the use of percutaneous drainage of the pseudoaneurysm to decrease compression on the stent-graft and native vessel.
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Ugurlucan M, Sayin OA, Surmen B, Kafali E, Basaran M, Alpagut U, Dayioglu E, Onursal E. Complication of Behcet's disease: spontaneous aortic pseudoaneurysm. J Card Surg 2007; 21:589-91. [PMID: 17073960 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2006.00310.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Behcet's disease is an autoimmune multisystemic disorder based on vasculitis. In this disease, the most important predictor of morbidity and mortality is the vascular complications. Appropriate surgical interventions are critical and must be planned strategically. Here, we will describe a very rare complication of the disease; spontaneous aortic pseudoaneurysm in a 33-year-old patient.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aneurysm, False/diagnosis
- Aneurysm, False/diagnostic imaging
- Aneurysm, False/pathology
- Aneurysm, False/surgery
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/diagnosis
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/diagnostic imaging
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/pathology
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/surgery
- Behcet Syndrome/complications
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Humans
- Male
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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- Murat Ugurlucan
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Capa 34390, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Chau EMC, Wang E, Chiu CSW, Chow WH. Non-infectious aortitis: an important cause of severe aortic regurgitation. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2006; 14:177-82. [PMID: 16714691 DOI: 10.1177/021849230601400302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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From 1995 to 2004, 13 patients with severe aortic regurgitation due to non-infectious aortitis underwent aortic valve surgery at our center. Twenty-eight operations (18 aortic valve replacements and 10 Bentall procedures including 1 aortic root replacement with a homograft) were performed due to a high incidence of prosthetic valve or valved conduit dehiscence (54%). Steroid therapy reduced the incidence of re-operation for anastomotic dehiscence within one year from 90% to 18%. Strategies to prevent dehiscence of the prosthetic aortic valve, which include institution of immunosuppression, replacement of the diseased aorta, and monitoring inflammatory indices, are discussed.
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- Elaine M C Chau
- Department of Cardiology, Grantham Hospital, 125 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Hong Kong, China.
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Shiono M, Hata M, Sezai A, Iida M, Negishi N, Sezai Y. Reoperation for ascending aortic aneurysm, coronary ostial aneurysm and patent Cabrol trick after bentall operation for aortitis syndrome. Circ J 2005; 69:861-4. [PMID: 15988114 DOI: 10.1253/circj.69.861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A 38-year-old woman who had undergone an original Bentall operation in December 1995 for annuloaortic ectasia associated with ulcerative colitis required reoperation for ascending aortic aneurysm, coronary ostial aneurysm, and patent Cabrol trick. The initial Bentall operation included aortic root replacement using a valved conduit and reconstruction of the coronary arteries. Both coronary ostia were directly anastomosed to the composite valved graft, which was wrapped with the dilated aortic wall, and a Cabrol trick was added at the same time. She underwent reoperation for a 60 mm ascending aortic aneurysm which had been used for wrapping at the initial operation. The findings at reoperation were a patent Cabrol trick, leakage from the distal anastomosis, aneurysm of both coronary ostia, and paravalvular leakage. The repairs included graft replacement, leaving the valvular prosthesis, reconstruction of both coronary arteries by the Piehler method and Carrel patch technique, repair of the paravalvular leakage, and closure of the Cabrol trick. Her postoperative course was uneventful, and the serum concentration of C-reactive protein remained within normal limits. Strict follow-up care is required to avoid further anastomotic dehiscence.
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- Motomi Shiono
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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INTRODUCTION We present our experience with surgical treatment of arterial complications in Behcet disease (vasculo-Behcet disease), and the long-term results and pitfalls of surgical treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between January 1990 and January 2003, 20 consecutive patients underwent surgery to treat vasculo-Behcet disease. Most patients (17 of 20) were men, with mean age of 38.4 years. RESULTS Thirty-four operations were performed in 20 patients. The operative mortality rate was 5.8% (2 patients). There were 17 emergency operations, 6 because of ruptured primary abdominal aneurysms. There were five others with critical limb ischemia, resulting in 3 amputations. All patients were followed up postoperatively on average for 44 months (range, 6 months-14 years). Two additional patients were lost to follow-up. After the initial operation 10-year survival rate was 30%, 10-year complication-free survival rate was 13%, and 5-year repeat operation-free survival rate was 26%. CONCLUSION Although surgical intervention should be postponed until active inflammation has subsided, often this is not possible, because of the emergent nature of these problems. Most arterial complications of vasculo-Behcet disease present with a pseudoaneurysm rupture or with impending rupture. An aggressive surgical approach can be life-saving in such instances, and should be undertaken regardless of long-term complications, which are more common when the operation is performed in the presence of active inflammation. Early and late results can be improved by individualizing, selecting a disease-free area for reconstruction, and eliminating use of autologous graft material.
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- Zafer H Iscan
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, 06100 Sihhiye-Ankara, Turkey.
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Watanabe H, Oda H, Yoshida T, Yamaura M, Takahashi K, Miida T, Takahashi N, Nakazawa S, Kanazawa H, Higuma N, Aizawa Y. Endovascular Stent-Grafting for Recurrent Aneurysm in Behcet's Disease. Int Heart J 2005; 46:745-9. [PMID: 16157966 DOI: 10.1536/ihj.46.745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Arterial aneurysms represent a severe complication of Behcet's disease. A 42-year-old woman with Behcet's disease had a recurrence of an aneurysm after two surgical repair attempts using grafts. A covered stent-graft was implanted in her iliac external artery to occlude the neck of the aneurysm at the anastomosis of the bypass graft to her external iliac artery. The procedure reduced the size of the aneurysm by allowing the formation of a thrombus within its cavity. The implantation of an endovascular stent-graft may be a sound alternative to surgical repair for aneurysms associated with Behcet's disease.
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- Hiroshi Watanabe
- Department of Cardiology, Niigata City General Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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Hama Y, Kaji T, Iwasaki Y, Kawauchi T, Yamamoto M, Kusano S. Endovascular management of multiple arterial aneurysms in Behcet's disease. Br J Radiol 2004; 77:615-9. [PMID: 15238411 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/45993201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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We report a case of Behcet's disease complicated by four arterial aneurysms successfully treated by coil embolisation and stent placement. Percutaneous endovascular repair offers a safe alternative to surgical management of this serious condition.
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- Y Hama
- Department of Radiology, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-0042, Japan
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Tsui KL, Lee KW, Chan WK, Chan HKY, Hon SFK, Leung TC, Lee KL, Tsoi TH, Li SK. Behçet's aortitis and aortic regurgitation: a report of two cases. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2004; 17:83-6. [PMID: 14712194 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2003.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Behçet's disease is a rare systemic vasculitis that may lead to neurologic complications and rare manifestations of aortitis and aortic regurgitation. We report 2 cases of Behçet's aortitis and aortic regurgitation. The first patient presented with acute stroke. Recognition of acute aortitis on echocardiography led to the diagnosis of vasculitis as the cause of the cerebral event. This case highlights the echocardiographic features of aortic root pathology from acute aortitis to subsequent aortic valve perforation. In both cases, severe aortic regurgitation necessitated aortic valve replacement. Both were complicated by valve dehiscence requiring reoperation, illustrating the postoperative morbidity in this inflammatory condition.
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- Kin-Lam Tsui
- Department of Medicine, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, 3 Lok Man Rd, Chai Wan, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Takagi H, Mori Y, Umeda Y, Fukumoto Y, Kato Y, Shimokawa K, Hirose H. Abdominal aortic aneurysm with arteritis in ankylosing spondylitis. J Vasc Surg 2003; 38:613-6. [PMID: 12947287 DOI: 10.1016/s0741-5214(03)00231-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm with arteritis in ankylosing spondylitis is described. An abdominal aortic aneurysm, 48-mm in diameter, in a 68-year-old woman with HLA-B27-associated ankylosing spondylitis was successfully replaced with a tube graft. The suture lines of the aortic wall were reinforced with Teflon felt strips. Pathologic examination of the aneurysmal wall revealed hyalinization of the connective tissue, with numerous lymphocytic infiltrates, remarkable calcification, and no elastic fibers. The original structure of the arterial wall was not recognized. These findings are compatible with aortitis reported in ankylosing spondylitis.
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- Hisato Takagi
- Department of Surgery, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Aortitis is defined as an inflammatory process that involves one or more layers of the aortic wall (internal elastic lamina, tunica media, and adventitia) and can be caused by multiple mechanisms. Clinical features are usually nonspecific and a high index of suspicion is required for making the diagnosis. Although noninvasive imaging studies are being increasingly used in evaluating patients for diagnosis, angiography remains the gold standard for confirming aortic involvement. When tissue is available, pathologic examination can aid in clarifying the diagnosis. Aortitis, irrespective of the underlying cause, frequently displays similar clinical, pathologic, and arteriographic features and therefore understandably presents a therapeutic and diagnostic dilemma. Whatever the cause, early identification and aggressive treatment is required in order to avert the potentially life-threatening sequelae. The treatment of aortitis is determined by the underlying cause. If diagnosed early, infectious aortitis responds to appropriate antimicrobial therapy, whereas noninfectious, immune-mediated aortitis requires immunosuppressive therapy. However, in many instances, primarily because of the delay in diagnosis, surgical intervention is necessary to treat the associated anatomic and physiologic sequelae. Less definitive and more controversial is the role of inflammation in both primary and secondary accelerated atherosclerosis of the aorta and its modality of treatment.
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- Niveditha Mohan
- Department of Rheumatology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving Street, NW, Washington DC 20422, USA.
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Takagi H, Mori Y, Iwata H, Kimura M, Itokazu M, Shimokawa K, Hirose H. Nondissecting aneurysm of the thoracic aorta with arteritis in systemic lupus erythematosus. J Vasc Surg 2002; 35:801-4. [PMID: 11932683 DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.121129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A nondissecting aneurysm of the distal descending thoracic aorta, 55 mm in diameter, in a 35-year-old woman who was undergoing 24-year steroid therapy of systemic lupus erythematosus was successfully resected and replaced with a tube graft. The suture line of the aortic wall was reinforced with a polytetrafluoroethylene felt strip. Histologically, the media and adventitia contained numerous lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates that consisted of B and activated T cells mixed with plasmacytes. These findings would have been in accordance with active aortitis. Systemic lupus erythematosus was suggested as possibly associated with nondissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm, especially in patients undergoing chronic steroid therapy in which inflammation continued.
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- Hisato Takagi
- First Department of Surgery, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Park JH, Chung JW, Joh JH, Song SY, Shin SJ, Chung KS, Lee DY, Won JY, Kim SJ. Aortic and arterial aneurysms in behçet disease: management with stent-grafts--initial experience. Radiology 2001; 220:745-50. [PMID: 11526277 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2203001418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the application of stent-grafts in the management of aortic and arterial aneurysms in patients with Behçet disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS Nine aneurysms in seven patients were managed with various types of stent-grafts. Diagnoses were based on clinical findings. The aortic aneurysms (n = 3) were thoracic (n = 1), suprarenal (n = 1), or infrarenal (n = 1). The arterial aneurysms (n = 6) were in the right and left subclavian (n = 2), right common carotid (n = 2), right brachiocephalic (n = 1), or left common iliac arteries (n = 1). A tandem connection of Gianturco stent covered with polytetrafluorethylene was placed in three aneurysms, and a balloon-expandable stent was placed in six. RESULTS The stent-graft was successfully placed in all patients. Immediate follow-up angiography revealed complete exclusion of the aneurysm in all cases. Follow-up computed tomography performed 3 days to 2 weeks later revealed complete exclusion and thrombosis of the aneurysm and patency of the stent-graft in six patients. In one patient, total occlusion of the artery with a stent occurred due to flow disturbance caused by double lesions. During follow-up (range, 6-59 months; mean, 28 months), the aneurysm resolved and completely regressed in four patients. A recurrent aneurysm at the distal margin of previously inserted stent-graft was successfully managed with an additional stent-graft. CONCLUSION The findings in this initial experience suggest that stent-graft insertion may be a safe and effective alternative to surgical treatment of aortic and arterial aneurysms in patients with Behçet disease.
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- J H Park
- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea.
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