Massive hemoptysis from pulmonary artery aneurysms.
Aneurysms of the pulmonary arteries are rare. The author reports a case of a patient with bilateral pulmonary artery aneurysms, in whom the nature of the lesions was not known. Pulmonary artery aneurysms should be included in the differential diagnosis of lung masses.
Bozkurt
A Kürşat
AK
University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey. akbozkurt@yahoo.com
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000792:Angiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed