A Case of Takayasu's Arteritis with Total Occlusion of the Abdominal Aorta Treated Only with Oral Medication for More Than 40 Years.

Surgical Management of Takayasu's Arteritis

The results of surgical bypass and endarterectomy in Takayasu's arteritis (TA) were reported to be poor compared to usual atherosclerosis patients. However, if ischemic symptoms due to occlusive disease were severe, surgical procedures were inevitable. We report surgical experience of 5 patients with TA. Five women (ranged from 26 to 58 yr) were operated between June 1998 and May 2004. Three pa...

Favorable Pregnancy Outcomes in a Patient with Takayasu’s Arteritis: A Case Report

Background & aim: Takayasu’s arteritis is a rare, chronic vasculitis, affecting women of reproductive age. With disease progression, evidence of vascular involvement and insufficiency becomes clinically apparent due to the narrowing or occlusion of the proximal or distal branches of the aorta. Therefore, pregnancy-related complications, such as superimposed preeclampsia, renal failure, and cong...

Chronic total occlusion of abdominal aorta due to Takayasu's arteritis: a noteworthy finding.

Arterial wall thickness measurements by B mode ultrasonography in patients with Takayasu's arteritis.

OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility and potential diagnostic usefulness of arterial ultrasonography in Takayasu's arteritis. METHODS The total wall, intimal + medial, and adventitial thickness of the common carotid, subclavian and common femoral arteries, and of the abdominal aorta, were examined by B mode ultrasonography in 16 patients with Takayasu's arteritis and 16 healthy control subject...

Takayasu’s arteritis: A case report and a brief review of the literature

Takayasu's arteritis primarily affects young women. The current case report focuses on a Caucasian middle-aged woman who complained of weakness, malaise, and fatigue for as many as 19 years. Delayed diagnosis and lack of specific treatment could explain the extent and the clinical severity of the disease at time of hospital admission. Angiography showed focal narrowings of the abdominal and tho...