Haemoptysis associated with pulmonary varices: demonstration using computed tomographic angiography.
A 67 yr old female with mitral stenosis presented with an acute haemoptysis caused by the rupture of pulmonary varices. Chest radiography and bronchoscopy showed nonspecific abnormalities. The diagnosis of this rare but potentially lethal complication was made using computed tomographic angiography with three-dimensional volume rendering.
Ferretti
G R
GR
Dept of Radiology, CHU Grenoble, France.
Arbib
F
F
Bertrand
B
B
Coulomb
M
M
D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*