European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 173-180 , February 2008

Surgical Treatment Result of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Behçet's Disease

  • T.-W. Kwon

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical center, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. T.-W. Kwon, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Pungnap2-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea.
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  • S.-J. Park

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea
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  • H.-K. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical center, Seoul, Korea
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  • H.-K. Yoon

      Affiliations

    • Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical center, Seoul, Korea
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  • G.-E. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical center, Seoul, Korea
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  • B. Yu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea

,Accepted 24 August 2007.

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    Typical feature of AAA (white circles) in Behçet's disease - saccular in shape with relatively short neck portion. Three dimensional reconstruction (A), sagital section (B), and axial section (C) on C

    Typical feature of AAA (white circles) in Behçet's disease - saccular in shape with relatively short neck portion. Three dimensional reconstruction (A), sagital section (B), and axial section (C) on CT scan.

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    Double AAA in Behçet's disease on CT scan; One is suprarenal(white circle) and the other is infrarenal (black circle).

    Double AAA in Behçet's disease on CT scan; One is suprarenal(white circle) and the other is infrarenal (black circle).

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    Recurrent aneurysm (white circle) at distal anastomosis site of aortic graft (A) and stent graft treatment (B).

    Recurrent aneurysm (white circle) at distal anastomosis site of aortic graft (A) and stent graft treatment (B).

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    Recurrent aneurysm (white circle) at aortic patch closure site (A, B) and stent graft treatment (C).

    Recurrent aneurysm (white circle) at aortic patch closure site (A, B) and stent graft treatment (C).

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    Recurrent aneurysm (white circle) at distal portion of aortic stent graft (A, B) and stent graft treatment (C).

    Recurrent aneurysm (white circle) at distal portion of aortic stent graft (A, B) and stent graft treatment (C).

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    Recurrence rates of the three procedures.

    Recurrence rates of the three procedures.

PII: S1078-5884(07)00556-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.08.013

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 173-180 , February 2008