Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm with lumbar vertebral erosion in Behçet’s disease: case report

This article reports the case of a female patient with a long-standing diagnosis of Beh çet ’ s Disease who developed a saccular infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm with lumbar vertebral erosion. Her surgical treatment consisted of endovascular repair with a monoiliac endoprosthesis and a femorofemoral crossover bypass, because of limitations imposed by the anatomy of the aortic bifurcation. This paper discusses the rarity of this presentation of the disease and treatment outcomes and offers a brief review of the relevant literature.
Source: Jornal Vascular Brasileiro - Category: Surgery Source Type: research