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Coil Embolization of an Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm Associated With Behcet's Disease -Case Report-

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: A 36-year-old male patient with Behcet's disease consulted our hospital for treatment of an unruptured intracranial aneurysm. He was neurologically intact. He had undergone surgery for an aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery 2 years ago and had been followed up because of the aneurysm of the left radial artery for 1 year. He had been receiving steroid treatment for 4 years. Three-dimensional computed tomography angiography identified an aneurysm of the left intracranial internal carotid artery. The lesion was treated by coil embolization. He was discharged without complications. Intracranial aneurysm formation is extremely rare in patients with Behcet's disease. The presence of extracranial aneurysms indicates screening for intracranial aneurysms. The present case shows that coil embolization can be used to treat unruptured intracranial aneurysm in patients with Behcet's disease.

Source: Neurologia medico-chirurgica

DOI: 10.2176/nmc.49.471

Authors: Mehmet Faik OZVEREN, Yasushi MATSUMOTO, Ryushi KONDO, Akira TAKAHASHI

Institutions: Ankara Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Ankara Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Kohnan Hospital, Tohoku University

Language: English

Topic: Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications

Subfield: Clinical Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $75