title: Pulmonary artery aneurysm due to severe congenital pulmonic stenosis. Case report and literature review.
abstract: Although dilatation of the pulmonary artery (PA) is characteristic of pulmonic valve stenosis (PVS), the occurrence of a PA aneurysm in association with PVS is very rare. The authors describe a patient with severe, dome-shaped PVS who developed a 6.5 cm pulmonary trunk aneurysm. Long-term follow-up after surgical valvotomy demonstrated that the size of the aneurysm remained unchanged. Pertinent literature and implications on the natural history and management of these aneurysms are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Harper Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Tami
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: McElderry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography