Abdominal aortic aneurysm in giant cell arteritis.
10.4174/astr.2015.89.4.224
- Author:
Hyunwook KWON
1
;
Youngjin HAN
;
Da Hye SON
;
Yong Pil CHO
;
Tae Won KWON
Author Information
1. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. twkwon2@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Giant cell arteritis;
Aortic aneurysm;
Aortitis
- MeSH:
Aorta, Abdominal;
Aortic Aneurysm;
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal*;
Aortic Rupture;
Aortitis;
Arteritis;
Diagnosis;
Giant Cell Arteritis*;
Giant Cells*;
Granulation Tissue;
Humans
- From:Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
2015;89(4):224-227
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Aortic complications of giant cell arteritis are a rare cause of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Here, we describe a case of a ruptured aortic aneurysm in a patient with giant call arteritis (GCA) who was preoperatively suspected of having an infectious aortic aneurysm. Intraoperative inspection revealed infectious granulation tissue on the anterior wall of the abdominal aorta. GCA was finally confirmed by pathological diagnosis. Our findings suggest that the surgical and postoperative treatment of nonatheromatous aortic aneurysm should be based on accurate diagnosis.