Bilateral pseudoaneurysms of the pulmonary arteries caused by blunt chest injury.
A case of bilateral pseudoaneurysms of the pulmonary arteries caused by blunt chest injury is presented. Although this is a very rare complication, this entity should always be suspected in a patient with hemoptysis and a radiodensity on chest radiograph following chest injury. Selection of operative procedures should be based on the location or the extent of the pseudoaneurysm.
Kasai
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Trauma and Critical Care Center, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kobayashi
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D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000792:Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*