title: Aneurysm of the pulmonary vein: an unusual cause of stroke.
abstract: This clinical report deals with a giant true pulmonary venous aneurysm, which was partially thrombosed. The overall incidence of pulmonary venous aneurysms is unknown, and they are reported only occasionally. We present the case of a previously healthy man with acute onset of ischemic cerebral stroke. The cause was a thrombus in a huge aneurysm of the left superior pulmonary vein. The patient subsequently underwent uncomplicated therapy for stroke, including thrombolysis followed by excision of the giant pulmonary venous aneurysm. As curative therapy we recommend complete resection of this rare entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany. Electronic address: alexander.emmert@med.uni-goettingen.de.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Emmert
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Ahmad Fawad
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Jebran
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Karsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hinterthaner
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University, Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Hanibal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bohnenberger
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bähr
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Friedrich A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Schöndube
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Bernhard C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Danner
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011667:Pulmonary Veins; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods