Aneurysm of a peripheral pulmonary artery. Case report and brief review of the literature.
A patient is presented in whom a solitary aneurysm of a peripheral pulmonary artery was treated by left lower lobectomy. This is the eighth reported successful resection of such an aneurysm. A brief review of the literature is also presented and the importance of pulmonary arteriography in the diagnosis of this condition is mentioned.
D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography