Abdominal aortic aneurysm in giant cell arteritis

作者：Kwon Hyunwook; Han Youngjin; Son Da Hye; Cho Yong Pil; Kwon Tae Won^*

来源：Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research, 2015, 89(4): 224-227.

DOI：10.4174/astr.2015.89.4.224

• Giant cell arteritis
• Aortic aneurysm
• Aortitis

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.

• 出版日期2015-10