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Behçet's disease is a systemic disease of unknown etiology and can cause potentially fatal complications. Vascular involvements are rare but serious. They are dominated by venous lesions and more rarely arterial. Bilateral arterials aneurysms are exceptional. We report a case of Behçet's disease revealed by bilateral aneurysms of the common femoral arteries associated with unilateral arterial thrombosis of the lower limb. Treatment consisted of surgical repair associated to corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs with a good clinical and biological evolution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Arterial revascularization techniques. Patients with critical limb ischemia are at risk of major amputation. The latest developments in endovascular technology and techniques provide a less invasive and valuable alternative to conventional open surgery. Major improvements in angioplasty balloons and stents have been achieved in recent years. New devices such as atherectomy catheters and dedicated guidewires have been developed and are available to treat chronic-total-occlusions (CTO) of the peripheral arteries. In parallel, new techniques have been developed to achieve more complex endovascular revascularisation; these include intraluminal recanalisation, and the SAFARI technique, which is the combination of antero and retrograde approaches to treat the femoral, popliteal and pedal arteries. Currently, only limited data are available to support these last advances in the literature. The continued uptake of these new techniques in the future will be associated with shorter hospital stay and faster recovery., Competing Interests: J. Sobocinski déclare des liens d’intérêts (conférences) avec Abbott Vascular. R. Spear déclare des prises charge à l’occasion de congrès par COOK Medical, Vascutek et Bard. R. Azzaoui, R. Clough, T. Martin-Gonzalez déclarent n’avoir aucun lien d’intérêts. S. Haulon et A. Hertault n’ont pas transmis de déclaration d’intérêts.