title: Combination of aortic stent-graft and arterial embolization for ruptured bronchial artery aneurysm.
abstract: Bronchial artery aneurysm is a rare condition. Rupture of bronchial artery aneurysm can cause a critical hemorrhage. We report a case of ruptured bronchial artery aneurysm mimicking a clinical picture of aortic dissection with right hemothorax. The patient was treated with a combination of an aortic stent-graft and arterial embolization. Recovery was uneventful and the patient's follow-up result in 1 year was well. Combination treatment is feasible and accurate for ruptured bronchial artery aneurysm. The present study is among the few in which an aortic stent-graft has been used for a bronchial artery aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China.
authors.forename: Chuan-xian
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Su
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Zhi-wei
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jia-sheng
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000792:Angiography; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D001981:Bronchial Arteries; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed