title: Functional pneumectomy by a saccular aneurysm of the aortic root.
abstract: This case report describes a patient with severe stenosis of the right pulmonary artery due to an expanding arteriosclerotic aneurysm of the ascending aorta. The clinical data and the lung perfusion ventilation scintigrams supported the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, and initially the patient was treated accordingly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Blonk
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: van der Berg
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Verheugt
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery