title: [Idiopathic pulmonary trunk aneurysm].
abstract: Pulmonary trunk aneurysm is generally associated with congenital cardiac defects, pulmonary hypertension, or infection. Idiopathic pulmonary trunk aneurysm without any associated diseases is a rare lesion and has seldom been reported. Here, we report a case of a 68-year-old woman with idiopathic pulmonary trunk aneurysm. The maximum diameter of the aneurysm was 53 mm while she was 142 cm in height. We successfully performed aneurysmorrhaphy and her postoperative course was uneventful. Aneurysmorrhaphy was an effective technique for idiopathic pulmonary trunk aneurysm without pulmonary hypertention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, Hakodate, Japan.
authors.forename: Mayuko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uehara
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Syunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohori
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mawatari
authors.forename: Kiyofumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morishita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery