title: Congenital bronchial artery to pulmonary artery fistula presenting as hemoptysis.
abstract: A 51-year-old male presented with 2 weeks of hemoptysis. Pulmonary angiography was performed and identified a bronchial artery to pulmonary artery fistula of the right upper lobe. Despite angioembolization, the hemoptysis recurred 1 year later. It was hypothesized that the recurrence occurred due to retrograde filling from the pulmonary arterial side of the abnormality. Right upper lobectomy was performed and resulted in resolution of hemoptysis. We present a case report of a rare, congenital bronchial artery to pulmonary artery fistula.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. Electronic address: dgvand2@uky.edu.
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: VanDerPloeg
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Strong
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Krohmer
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
authors.forename: William N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Jeremiah T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D001981:Bronchial Arteries; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery