title: Massive hemoptysis complicating Behçet's syndrome: the importance of early pulmonary angiography and operation.
abstract: A 16-year-old patient with Behçet's syndrome had massive hemoptysis due to a ruptured aneurysm of a segmental artery of the left lung. Emergency left lower lobectomy was performed. The patient is well 12 months after operation. There have been no further episodes of hemoptysis.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine D, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Salamon
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Weinberger
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Nili
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Avidor
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Neuman
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Zelikovsky
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Levy
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Pinkhas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous