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Tomioka Y, Yamada E, Hyodo T, Muro M. Pulmonary ligament rupture due to a bronchial artery aneurysm-induced hematoma: a case report. Surg Case Rep 2024; 10:12. [PMID: 38196023 PMCID: PMC10776544 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-024-01810-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/11/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Bronchial artery aneurysm (BAA) is a rare vascular anomaly with the potential for serious complications, such as rupture leading to hemothorax or hemoptysis. Although bronchial artery embolization (BAE) is recognized as an effective intervention for ruptured BAA, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive approach for the treatment of associated hemothorax. CASE PRESENTATION A 73-year-old woman presented with a mediastinal hematoma from a ruptured BAA, causing bilateral hemothorax. Emergency angiography revealed a saccular BAA that was successfully embolized using a microcatheter and coil. Subsequent computed tomography revealed an expanding hemothorax managed by VATS, with 1400 mL of blood drained. During VATS, thoracoscopy revealed pulmonary ligament rupture, which was attributed to increased intramediastinal pressure. The patient was discharged eight days postoperatively with no complications. This case highlights the use of BAE and VATS in the management of mediastinal BAA rupture and massive hemothorax. CONCLUSIONS BAE proved to be an effective strategy for the management of ruptured mediastinal BAAs. VATS is a valuable standby procedure for hematoma removal, but the indication should be carefully determined because of the risk of BAA re-rupture.
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- Yasuaki Tomioka
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Fukuyama City Hospital, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan.
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Fukuyama City Hospital, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Division of Radiology, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional Radiology, Fukuyama City Hospital, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Fukuyama City Hospital, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan
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Lo EYW, Viiala N, Catt J, French B. Bronchial artery pseudoaneurysm presenting with hoarseness: Diagnosis and endovascular management. Radiol Case Rep 2022; 17:4018-4020. [PMID: 36039083 PMCID: PMC9418193 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.07.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Bronchial artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare entity which is diagnosed radiologically; with or without symptoms. Symptoms of phonation changes with bronchial artery pseudoaneurysm are yet to be reported. This article describes the case of a 56-year-old man who presented with a history of a hoarse voice. This was investigated with computed tomography of his chest which diagnosed a bronchial artery pseudoaneurysm under the arch of the aorta. He was subsequently treated with coil embolization. The original symptoms improved with this intervention. This case highlights the rare presentation of hoarseness of voice in this rare condition.
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- Eric Yu Wei Lo
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Liverpool Hospital, Elizabeth Street, Liverpool, NSW, 2170, Australia
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Haematology, Liverpool Hospital, Elizabeth Street, Liverpool, NSW, 2170, Australia
- South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of NSW, Kensington, Australia
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Liverpool Hospital, Elizabeth Street, Liverpool, NSW, 2170, Australia
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Liverpool Hospital, Elizabeth Street, Liverpool, NSW, 2170, Australia
- University of Western Sydney, Liverpool, NSW, 2170 Australia
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Marquis KM, Raptis CA, Rajput MZ, Steinbrecher KL, Henry TS, Rossi SE, Picus DD, Bhalla S. CT for Evaluation of Hemoptysis. Radiographics 2021; 41:742-761. [PMID: 33939537 DOI: 10.1148/rg.2021200150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Hemoptysis, which is defined as expectoration of blood from the alveoli or airways of the lower respiratory tract, is an alarming clinical symptom with an extensive differential diagnosis. CT has emerged as an important noninvasive tool in the evaluation of patients with hemoptysis, and the authors present a systematic but flexible approach to CT interpretation. The first step in this approach involves identifying findings of parenchymal and airway hemorrhage. The second step is aimed at determining the mechanism of hemoptysis and whether a specific vascular supply can be implicated. Hemoptysis can have primary vascular and secondary vascular causes. Primary vascular mechanisms include chronic systemic vascular hypertrophy, focally damaged vessels, a dysplastic lung parenchyma with systemic arterial supply, arteriovenous malformations and fistulas, and bleeding at the capillary level. Evaluating vascular mechanisms of hemoptysis at CT also entails determining if a specific vascular source can be implicated. Although the bronchial arteries are responsible for most cases of hemoptysis, nonbronchial systemic arteries and the pulmonary arteries are important potential sources of hemoptysis that must be recognized. Secondary vascular mechanisms of hemoptysis include processes that directly destroy the lung parenchyma and processes that directly invade the airway. Understanding and employing this approach allow the diagnostic radiologist to interpret CT examinations accurately in patients with hemoptysis and provide information that is best suited to directing subsequent treatment. ©RSNA, 2021.
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- Kaitlin M Marquis
- From the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S Kingshighway Blvd, St Louis, MO 63110 (K.M.M., C.A.R., M.Z.R., K.L.S., D.D.P., S.B.); Department of Radiology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (T.S.H.); and Department of Radiology, Centro Rossi, Buenos Aires, Argentina (S.E.R.)
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- From the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S Kingshighway Blvd, St Louis, MO 63110 (K.M.M., C.A.R., M.Z.R., K.L.S., D.D.P., S.B.); Department of Radiology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (T.S.H.); and Department of Radiology, Centro Rossi, Buenos Aires, Argentina (S.E.R.)
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- From the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S Kingshighway Blvd, St Louis, MO 63110 (K.M.M., C.A.R., M.Z.R., K.L.S., D.D.P., S.B.); Department of Radiology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (T.S.H.); and Department of Radiology, Centro Rossi, Buenos Aires, Argentina (S.E.R.)
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- From the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S Kingshighway Blvd, St Louis, MO 63110 (K.M.M., C.A.R., M.Z.R., K.L.S., D.D.P., S.B.); Department of Radiology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (T.S.H.); and Department of Radiology, Centro Rossi, Buenos Aires, Argentina (S.E.R.)
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- From the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S Kingshighway Blvd, St Louis, MO 63110 (K.M.M., C.A.R., M.Z.R., K.L.S., D.D.P., S.B.); Department of Radiology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (T.S.H.); and Department of Radiology, Centro Rossi, Buenos Aires, Argentina (S.E.R.)
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- From the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S Kingshighway Blvd, St Louis, MO 63110 (K.M.M., C.A.R., M.Z.R., K.L.S., D.D.P., S.B.); Department of Radiology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (T.S.H.); and Department of Radiology, Centro Rossi, Buenos Aires, Argentina (S.E.R.)
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- From the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S Kingshighway Blvd, St Louis, MO 63110 (K.M.M., C.A.R., M.Z.R., K.L.S., D.D.P., S.B.); Department of Radiology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (T.S.H.); and Department of Radiology, Centro Rossi, Buenos Aires, Argentina (S.E.R.)
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- From the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S Kingshighway Blvd, St Louis, MO 63110 (K.M.M., C.A.R., M.Z.R., K.L.S., D.D.P., S.B.); Department of Radiology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (T.S.H.); and Department of Radiology, Centro Rossi, Buenos Aires, Argentina (S.E.R.)
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Van den Eynde J, Arjomandi Rad A, Karasov I, Airapetyan A, Sá MPBO, Easo J, Zhigalov K, Weymann A, Kadyraliev BK. Open surgical correction of multiple bronchial artery aneurysms. J Card Surg 2020; 35:1657-1659. [PMID: 32362007 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bronchial artery aneurysms (BAAs) are a rare vascular entity. They can have various presentations ranging from an incidental finding on radiological examination to life-threatening hemoptysis. MATERIAL AND METHODS We report the case of a 60-year-old woman with three posterior mediastinal BAAs who presented with unilateral periscapular pain, shortness of breath, hoarseness, and dysphagia. The BAAs were removed successfully via thoracotomy, with excellent recovery and relief of the periscapular pain. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION We use this case as a platform to discuss the treatment options for BAAs.
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- Jef Van den Eynde
- Unit of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, E.A. Vagner Perm State Medical University, Perm, Russia
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- Faculty of Medicine, E.A. Vagner Perm State Medical University, Perm, Russia
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Center Essen Huttrop, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Hospital of Essen, University Duiburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Hospital of Essen, University Duiburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, S.G. Sukhanov Federal Centre of Cardiovascular Surgery, Perm, Russia
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Li Y, Gu GC, Liu B, Shao J, Chen Y, Zheng YH. Endovascular Treatment of Multiple Bronchial Artery Aneurysms With Prominent Fistula to Pulmonary Artery in a Patient With Interstitial Lung Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2019; 53:492-496. [PMID: 31018831 DOI: 10.1177/1538574419845184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bronchial artery aneurysm (BAA) is a rare entity. Ruptured BAA can cause life-threatening hemorrhage. It is recommended that treatment should be initiated immediately after diagnosis. We present the case of a 56-year-old female with multiple BAAs and interstitial lung disease. Aortic computed tomography angiography demonstrated that the largest aneurysm at the right hilum was fed by right subclavian artery and right bronchial artery. A fistula between the pulmonary trunk and the aneurysm was also revealed. The patient underwent transcatheter embolization. Coils were placed in the feeding vessels instead of the aneurysms to avoid nontarget embolization of the pulmonary arteries through the fistula. The procedure achieved reduction in aneurysmal blood flow. The patient's cough resolved at 6-month follow-up.
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- Yuan Li
- 1 Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- 1 Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- 1 Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- 1 Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- 1 Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- 1 Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Bak SH, Han H. Diagnosis of bronchial artery aneurysm by computed tomography: a case report. Radiol Case Rep 2017; 12:455-459. [PMID: 28828101 PMCID: PMC5551994 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2017.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Bronchial artery aneurysm is a rare vascular abnormality, with an incidence of <1% based on diagnosis by selective bronchial angiography. It is manifested in various forms, ranging from an incidental finding on radiologic examination to life-threatening hemorrhage resulting from aneurysm rupture. We report a case of a 60-year-old man with a mediastinal bronchial artery aneurysm which was incidentally detected on chest computed tomography.
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- So Hyeon Bak
- Department of Radiology, Kangwon National University Hospital, 156 Baengnyeong-ro, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do 24289, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Kangwon National University Hospital, 156 Baengnyeong-ro, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do 24289, Republic of Korea
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Di X, Ji DH, Chen Y, Liu CW, Liu B, Yang J. Endovascular treatment of ectopic bronchial artery aneurysm with brachiocephalic artery stent placement and coil embolization: A case report and literature review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e4461. [PMID: 27583854 PMCID: PMC5008538 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000004461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Bronchial artery aneurysm (BAA) is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening disease, and multiple BAAs are even rarer. Clinically, the tortuous and short neck of a BAA may present significant challenges for invasive intervention. METHODS This report describes the detailed process of diagnosis and treatment and includes a literature review of the etiology, clinical presentation, and therapeutic management of BAA. RESULTS A rare case of multiple BAAs, with one having an inflow artery arising from the brachiocephalic trunk, was referred to our hospital. The patient was successfully treated with coil embolization and brachiocephalic artery stent placement. In addition, we conducted a literature review involving 63 cases of BAA. BAA was most commonly associated with bronchiectasis and was located predominantly in the mediastinum. There was no significant difference between the diameters of the ruptured aneurysms and those of the nonruptured aneurysms (P = 0.115). Transcatheter arterial embolization was the most commonly adopted technique to treat BAA, while thoracic aortic endovascular repair was selected if the neck between the aneurysm and the aorta was short. Subgroup analysis suggested that patients with > 1 BAA were significantly more likely to be female than male (χ test, P = 0.034). CONCLUSION Transcatheter coil embolization combined with stent placement could be a reasonable treatment option for BAAs with a tortuous and short neck. According to our literature review, patients with multiple BAAs display distinctive clinical characteristics compared with patients with a single BAA.
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- Xiao Di
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing
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- Department of Interventional Therapy, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Liaoning
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing
- Correspondence: Bao Liu, Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, No.1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China (e-mail: )
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- Department of Cytobiology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Wang Z, Xu C, Ding X, Chen J, Xin H. Spontaneous Rupture of a Mediastinal Bronchial Artery Aneurysm Induced by Anticoagulant Agent. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep 2016; 5:18-20. [PMID: 28018814 PMCID: PMC5177435 DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1578813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Nontraumatic spontaneous rupture of a bronchial artery aneurysm is rarely seen. In this report, we described such a phenomenon in a patient induced by usage of anticoagulant agent. The patient had no antecedent history of trauma, hypertension, or apparent aortic pathology. The patient who had been taking low-molecular-weight heparin and warfarin to treat deep vein thrombosis complained of a sudden upper abdomen pain with shortness of breath and hypoxemia. The patient was diagnosed and treated for an acute hemomediastinum caused by a ruptured bronchial artery aneurysm. If the patient had continued to take the anticoagulant antithrombotic drugs, it may cause a more virulent bleeding. Taken together, CT angiography is a useful diagnosis tool for patients with sudden chest pain and abdominal pain, and rare cause should be considered.
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- Zhimin Wang
- The First People's Hospital of Taizhou, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The First People's Hospital of Taizhou, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The Centre Hospital of Taizhou, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The First People's Hospital of Taizhou, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The First People's Hospital of Taizhou, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
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Morais F, Mascarenhas VV, Campos P. Ruptured bronchial artery aneurysm in patient with unknown trauma or lung disease. REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE PNEUMOLOGIA 2014; 20:117. [PMID: 24439721 DOI: 10.1016/j.rppneu.2013.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Revised: 09/06/2013] [Accepted: 09/06/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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- F Morais
- Radiology Department, Hospital Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte (CHLN), Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Radiology Department, Hospital Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte (CHLN), Lisboa, Portugal
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- Radiology Department, Hospital Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte (CHLN), Lisboa, Portugal
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Iida Y, Saguchi T, Ikeda N, Ogino H. Bronchial artery aneurysm. J Vasc Surg 2013; 58:217. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.01.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2011] [Revised: 01/25/2012] [Accepted: 01/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Tan AK, Thirugnanam A. Giant bronchial artery aneurysm presenting as a right hilar mass. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2013; 21:227-30. [DOI: 10.1177/0218492312450165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We describe a case of bronchial artery aneurysm presenting as a solitary lung mass (4 × 5 cm) in a 53-year-old man with symptoms of cough for 3 months. The aneurysm was only detected at surgery, and resected by performing a middle lobectomy.
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Restrepo CS, Carswell AP. Aneurysms and Pseudoaneurysms of the Pulmonary Vasculature. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2012; 33:552-66. [DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2012.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Seo YH, Kwak JY. Spontaneous hemomediastinum and hemothorax caused by a ruptured bronchial artery aneurysm. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2011; 44:314-7. [PMID: 22263179 PMCID: PMC3249330 DOI: 10.5090/kjtcs.2011.44.4.314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2010] [Revised: 04/08/2011] [Accepted: 05/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A bronchial artery aneurysm (BAA) is uncommon and usually associated with chronic inflammatory lung disease or a systemic vascular condition, which is rarely the etiology of mediastinal hemorrhage. A middle-aged person presented with spontaneous hemothorax and hemomediastinum. A diagnostic evaluation identified a bronchial artery aneurysm as the source. To prevent further rupture, we performed a bronchial artery embolization. In the absence of trauma or other causes for hemothorax and mediastinal hemorrhage, the possibility of a BAA should be considered. A bronchial artery aneurysm can be managed by interventional techniques as well as surgery.
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- Yeon-Ho Seo
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Presbyterian Medical Center, Korea
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Misselt AJ, Krowka MJ, Misra S. Successful coil embolization of mediastinal bronchial artery aneurysm. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2010; 21:295-6. [PMID: 20123213 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2008] [Revised: 10/26/2009] [Accepted: 10/29/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Kamper L, Smettan J, Abanador-Kamper N, Piroth W, Haltern G, Haage P. Multimodal visualization of a retrocardial bronchial artery aneurysm with rare origin from the distal descending aorta. Clin Res Cardiol 2009; 99:51-2. [DOI: 10.1007/s00392-009-0079-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2009] [Accepted: 09/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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