title: Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm after a left upper sleeve lobectomy.
abstract: A 55-year-old man was re-admitted for persistent hemoptysis and high fever three weeks after an initial left upper sleeve lobectomy for a central squamous lung cancer tumor. Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm and pulmonary infection were confirmed by multidetector computed tomography angiography and subsequent emergency completion pneumonectomy. The development of pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm, secondary to post-operative pulmonary infection and pulmonary vascular manipulation, is rare and prompt surgical manipulation is mandatory.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200433, China. changchenc@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Minwei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Yiming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Gening
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Chang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology*