Ruptured renal artery aneurysm due to Behçet's disease

Abdom Imaging. 1996 Mar-Apr;21(2):166-7. doi: 10.1007/s002619900036.

Abstract

We describe a patient with Behçet's disease who developed multiple aneurysms and retroperitoneal hemorrhage due to rupture of a renal artery aneurysm. Despite successful transcatheter arterial embolization, the patient died due to pneumonia. Our retrospective review of the case revealed that the CT scan obtained 3 months before the rupture had demonstrated dilatation of bilateral renal arteries.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / therapy
  • Behcet Syndrome / diagnostic imaging*
  • Behcet Syndrome / therapy
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemorrhage / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Renal Artery / diagnostic imaging*
  • Retroperitoneal Space
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*