Aortic pseudoaneurysm in a child with a left mainstem bronchial stent.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of aortic pseudoaneurysm in a child with a metallic bronchial stent.


METHODS
Case report and literature review.


METHODS
Pediatric intensive care unit at a freestanding tertiary children's hospital.


METHODS
A 12-yr-old boy with a left mainstem bronchomalacia managed with a metallic stent presenting with bleeding from his tracheostomy.


METHODS
Emergent flexible tracheobronchoscopy, computed tomography angiogram.


RESULTS
Discovery of a pseudoaneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta adjacent to the bronchial stent.


CONCLUSIONS
We report the first case of an aortic pseudoaneurysm in association with a bronchial stent in a child.
Department of Pediatrics, Nemours Children's Clinic-Wilmington, Alfred I. duPont Hospital For Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.
Matthew D
MD
Di Guglielmo
James H
JH
Hertzog
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001980:Bronchi; D055091:Bronchomalacia / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*