[Ruptured bronchial artery aneurysm; report of a case].
A 74-year-old man who went into shock following an acute hemomediastinum and left hemothorax was operated on. Postoperative angiographies revealed a saccular aneurysm of the left bronchial artery of 2.0 cm in diameter. Sixty days after the initial operation, the aneurysm was resected under F-F bypass. A saccular aneurysm was found at the root of the left bronchial artery, which had a very short segment between the aneurysm and the aorta. Pathological study of aneurysm revealed thinning of the wall and lack of tunica media.
Takahashi
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yamagata Prefecture Central Hospital, Yamagata, Japan.
Satoh
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Abiko
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Kanauchi
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Abe
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Okada
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Y
Yahagi
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T
D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001981:Bronchial Arteries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed