title: [Peripheral pulmonary artery aneurysm treated with embolization].
abstract: Althogh peripheral pulmonary aneurysm is a rare entity, the majority of cases become fatal if left untreated, due to sudden rupture and exsanguination. This emphasizes the need for treatment whenever a diagnosis made. A 81-year-old woman was found to have a coin lesion in the left middle field. Enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed strong staining and pulmonary angiography revealed a saccular dilation of the left A3b branch of the pulmonary artery. Successful embolization of the branch of the pulmonary artery was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroe
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aoshima
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mae
authors.forename: Toyohide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Kazuhumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Kiyoharu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakano
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery