Hemothorax in type I neurofibromatosis.
We report a case of life-threatening hemothorax caused by rupture of a left thyrocervical trunk aneurysm and arteriovenous fistula in a patient with type I neurofibromatosis. This lesion was treated with endovascular coil embolization.
Teitelbaum
G P
GP
Department of Surgery, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA. teitelba@uscuh.hsc.usc.edu
Hurvitz
R J
RJ
Esrig
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D000328:Adult; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*