Superior mesenteric artery aneurysm revealing a Behçet disease: a case report

Arterial involvement in Behçet's disease is rare. It represents one of the fashions of expression of this pathology. We report an observation of a 32-year-old man who was hospitalised for an intense abdominal pain. Doppler ultrasound and computed angiography showed a superior mesenteric artery...

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Published inAnnales de cardiologie et d'angéiologie Vol. 55; no. 5; pp. 291 - 293
Main Authors Hafsa, C, Kriaa, S, Zbidi, M, Laifi, A, Noomene, F, Golli, M, Gannouni, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.10.2006
Subjects
Adult
Aneurysm - etiology
Behcet Syndrome - complications
Behcet Syndrome - diagnosis
Humans
Male
Mesenteric Artery, Superior
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Summary:Arterial involvement in Behçet's disease is rare. It represents one of the fashions of expression of this pathology. We report an observation of a 32-year-old man who was hospitalised for an intense abdominal pain. Doppler ultrasound and computed angiography showed a superior mesenteric artery aneurysm. The patient was operated in urgency and operating suites were simple. The etiologic inquiry of this aneurysm ended in the diagnosis of Behçet disease. The result underline the need to search for Behçet's disease in all cases of arterial involvement in young patient. The treatment of the aneurysm should not be delayed.
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ISSN:0003-3928