Operative aneurysmectomy and middle lobectomy for asymptomatic bronchial artery aneurysm in young patient.
A 33-year-old woman was admitted for investigation of a round right hilar shadow on chest X-ray. A bronchial arteriogram revealed it was a bronchial artery aneurysm. She had no symptoms such as bloody sputum or hemoptysis. Although bronchial arterial embolization (BAE) is a good procedure for controlling hemoptysis, sometimes hemostasis is unsuccessful or bleeding recurs after BAE. Our patient underwent an operative aneurysmectomy and middle lobectomy to eliminate aneurysmal rupture instead of BAE.
Saito
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Surgical Pathology, Kansai Medical University, 10-15 Fumizonocho, 570-8507, Moriguchi, Japan. saitoy@takii.kmu.ac.jp
Ueda
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Imamura
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Okamura
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D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000517:prevention & control; D000792:Angiography; D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*