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Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1504-1505. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.072
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Vascular Surgery in Behcet’s Disease

Dilek Erer, MD, Erkan Iriz, MD, Veli Yildirim Imren, MD, Gursel Levent Oktar, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gazi University Medical Faculty, Dede Korkut Sokak, No: 6/9, Çankaya, Ankara 06640, Turkey

(Email: dilekerer@yahoo.com).

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To the Editor:

We read with great interest the article by Umehara and colleagues [1], in which they present successful treatment of a ruptured thoracoabdominal aneurysm in a patient with Behcet’s disease. They have performed an extensive operation with very good results. However, we believe certain points in the article should be emphasized.

Behcet’s disease is an autoimmune multi-systemic disorder based on vasculitis. Vascular surgical procedures should be the last resort. Instead, medical management should be aimed, unless surgery is definitely required, because any intervention may lead to . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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