Table 1 Studies showing involvement of major arteries in WG.
From: Wegener's granulomatosis presenting as an abdominal aortic aneurysm: a case report
Ref | Patient details | Affected artery | Treatment | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
[1] | 63 year old male an inflammatory aortic aneurysm and polyneuropathy. | Aorta | Methyl prednisolone and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole | Good |
[10] | 34-year old Japanese man Pneumonia, paranasal sinusitis and clipping of a cerebral aneurysm | Anterior choroidal artery. | Prednisolone + cyclophosphamide | Good |
[11] | 67-year old man presented with abdominal pain and shock | Superior pancreatico-duodenal artery | Open repair of ruptured artery | Died from multi-organ failure |
[4] | 50-year old woman presented with abdominal pain and shock | Entire aorta(first intercostal artery to iliac bifurcation) | Was on steroids and cyclosphosphamide but could not prevent aortic dissection | Died from aortic dissection |
[2] | 58 year-old woman, pain in the upper limb | Subclavian aneurysm | Insertion of stent-graft and steroids | Good |
[8] | Previous AAA patient | Aorta and subclavian | Details not known | Â |
[7] | 56-year-old Japanese man presented with shock | Ruptured left gastric | Aneurysm was diagnosed post mortem | Died of hemorrhagic shock |
[3] | A hospitalized developed sudden hypovolemic shock | Ruptured hepatic artery aneurysm | Aneurysm was diagnosed post mortem | Died of hemorrhagic shock |
[9] | Presented with respiratory and renal problems | Renal artery aneurysm | Aneurysm was diagnosed post mortem | Died |
[5] | 24 year old with massive perinephric haematoma | Bilateral renal artery aneurysm | Steroid and angioembolisation | Successfully recovered from the episode |
[6] | 29 year old with know WG presented with abdominal pain and vomiting | Renal and hepatic artery aneurysms | Steroid & angioembolisation | Successfully recovered |