title: Computed tomography of bronchial artery aneurysm with erosion into the esophagus.
abstract: Bronchial artery aneurysms are rare lesions. A case report is presented in which CT demonstrated a 7 cm enhancing mass that proved to be a mediastinal bronchial artery aneurysm. The aneurysm subsequently eroded into the esophagus, resulting in fatal exsanguination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 10019.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Shaer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bashist
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed