Pseudoaneurysm of the Superficial Femoral Artery in Behcet's Disease with Spontaneous Thrombosis Followed by CT Angiography

Journal Article · Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 1998 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S002709900274· OSTI ID:21080388

Yoshida, Satoru; Akiba, Hidenari; Tamakawa, Mituharu; Takeda, Miki; Yama, Naoya; Hareyama, Masato; Morita, Kazuo ^[1]; Masuda, Atsushi; Shimamoto, Kazuaki ^[2]

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1. Department of Radiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, South-1, West-17, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060 (Japan)
2. Second Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, South-1, West-17, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060 (Japan)

A 25-year-old man developed sudden pain and a pulsating mass in the left thigh. A diagnosis of Behcet's disease was made because of four major symptoms. Laboratory data indicated active inflammation. Emergency spiral computed tomographic angiography (CTA) showed an aneurysm of the left superficial femoral artery (SFA). Under steroid therapy, follow-up spiral CTA showed spontaneous occlusion of the aneurysm. In the active phase of arteritis, spiral CTA is useful for the diagnosis of arterial lesions to avoid the arterial puncture of conventional arteriography.

• OSTI ID: 21080388
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 21, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s002709900274; Copyright (c) 1996 Springer-Verlag New York Inc; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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