title: Spontaneous hemomediastinum and hemothorax after dissecting bronchial artery aneurysm.
abstract: Spontaneous hemomediastinum is a rare pathological event due to bleeding disorders, mediastinal organ hemorrhage or idiopathic causes. It usually presents with chest pain and dyspnea, which can lead to confusion with other clinical conditions. The election diagnostic method is computed tomography and treatment depends on underlying etiology, aimed on controlling hemorrhages, if present. In this paper, we present a case of spontaneous hemomediastinum and hemothorax after bronchial artery aneurysm dissection treated with endovascular embolization and chest drainage.
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Avda Fuerzas Armadas s/n, 18001 Granada, Spain. florencioquero@msn.com
authors.forename: Florencio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Quero-Valenzuela
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Piedra-Fernández
authors.forename: Sebastián
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sevilla-López
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cueto-Ladrón de Guevara
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004322:Drainage; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome