A patient with massive hemoptysis treated by videothoracoscopic clipping of the causative aberrant artery.
Massive hemoptysis is a life-threatening situation and can have a variety of underlying causes. Bronchial arteries are mostly the source of bleeding but in rare cases an aberrant systemic artery may be present, causing hemoptysis. Here, we present a patient in whom an aberrant systemic artery was defined to be the cause of hemoptysis. Obstruction of this artery by videothoracoscopic clipping was curative for the patient's hemoptysis.
Okur
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Sureyyapasa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. erdalokur@hotmail.com
Dilek
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Saygi
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Halezeroglu
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D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D016896:Treatment Outcome