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.
Sureyyapasa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. erdalokur@hotmail.com
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Okur
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Dilek
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Saygi
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Halezeroglu
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