title: Spontaneous dissection of an anomalous systemic artery in the lung during pregnancy: a rare cause of hemoptysis.
abstract: We report a rare case of spontaneous dissection of an anomalous systemic artery supplying a normal basal segment of the right lung during pregnancy, leading to recurrent hemoptysis. This article aims to discuss the clinical presentation, diagnostic curiosity, management using a minimally invasive technique (video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy), and finally the histopathologic findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, United Kingdom. drshafaque@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Shafaque
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shaikh
authors.forename: Rasheed A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Saad
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Christie
authors.forename: Keith M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.forename: Hardy
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Remmen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted