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Endovascular Treatment of a Superior Mesenteric Artery Aneurysm Secondary to Behcet’s Disease with Onyx (Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer)

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Behcet’s disease is a complex multisystemic chronic inflammatory disease that is characterized by oral and genital aphtous ulcers and vasculitis. Aneurysms of major arteries are the most important cause of mortality in Behcet’s disease. Four patients with superior mesenteric artery (SMA) aneurysms related to Behcet’s disease have been reported in the literature. We report here the first successful endovascular treatment of a giant, wide-necked SMA aneurysm secondary to Behcet’s disease. We performed a balloon-assisted embolization technique using ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (Onyx, ev3, Irvine, CA, USA). There were no signs of recurrence during 2-year follow-up.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey

    Koray Güven, Izzet Rozanes & Özenç Minareci

  2. Zumrut Sitesi 18/2 Atasehir, Kadikoy, Turkey

    Koray Güven

  3. Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey

    Murat Kayabalı

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Güven, K., Rozanes, I., Kayabalı, M. et al. Endovascular Treatment of a Superior Mesenteric Artery Aneurysm Secondary to Behcet’s Disease with Onyx (Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer). Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 32, 159–162 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-008-9403-8

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