Percutaneous Closure of Bilateral Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms in Behcet's Disease

Jayashree L Kharge; Usha K M; Jayranganath M L; Aditi A Newaskar; Ananya U Shetty; Sastry L Sridhar

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102341

Percutaneous Closure of Bilateral Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms in Behcet's Disease

JACC Case Rep. 2024 Apr 18;29(11):102341. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102341. eCollection 2024 Jun 5.

Authors

Jayashree L Kharge¹, Usha K M¹, Jayranganath M L¹, Aditi A Newaskar¹, Ananya U Shetty¹, Sastry L Sridhar¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Jayanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Abstract

Behcet's disease is a multisystemic vasculitis. It can affect the pulmonary artery in 2% to 5% cases. We discuss a case of a young male diagnosed with Behcet's disease on immunosuppressive therapy who presented with bilateral pulmonary artery aneurysms which were closed with covered stent and other devices.

Keywords: autoimmune; imaging; occluder; pulmonary circulation; stents; vascular disease.

Publication types

Case Reports