Korean Circ J.  2014 Sep;44(5):351-354. 10.4070/kcj.2014.44.5.351.

Successful Stent Implantation for Aortoiliac Bifurcation Stenosis in a Young Patient with Behcet's Disease

• Jang S
• Jeong MH
• Jung HK
• Lee KJ
• Kim KH
• Hong YJ
• Kim JH
• Ahn Y

• KMID: 2223876
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2014.44.5.351

Abstract

Behcet's disease (BD) is a multisystem vascular inflammatory disease. BD can affect blood vessels of nearly all sizes and types. Arterial involvement is a rare but serious condition in the course of BD. Here, we report a case of stenosis at the iliac artery bifurcation which was treated with percutaneous balloon angioplasty and stent implantation in a 37-year-old patient with BD.

Keyword

Behcet disease; Iliac artery; Stents

MeSH Terms

Adult
Angioplasty, Balloon
Behcet Syndrome
Blood Vessels
Constriction, Pathologic*
Humans
Iliac Artery
Stents*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Computed tomography angiogram showed significant stenosis at the iliac artery bifurcation. R: right, L: left.

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  Fig. 2 Aortogram revealed significant stenosis at the iliac artery bifurcation.

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  Fig. 3 Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. A: ballooning for aortoiliac bifurcation was performed with two 7×20 mm Synergy balloons. B: stent implantation for common iliac artery bifurcation using two 10×37 mm Express stents simultaneously positioned using the kissing stent technique.

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  Fig. 4 Final aortogram showed markedly decreased stenosis at the common iliac artery bifurcation.

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