title: Giant pulmonary artery aneurysm secondary to patent ductus arteriosus: a case report.
abstract: Aneurysms involving the main pulmonary artery and its branches are rare. Clinical experience is limited, and their management is not well established. We present the case of a 35-year-old male patient with dyspnea and hemoptysis in whom subsequent imaging studies revealed a giant pulmonary artery aneurysm associated with an uncorrected patent ductus arteriosus and Eisenmenger's syndrome. We chose to treat the patient conservatively with medical management due to the development of Eisenmenger's physiology while waiting for heart-lung transplantation.
authors.forename: Tahir
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bezgin
authors.forename: Hacer C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Demircan
authors.affiliation: Kartal Kouyolu Heart Research Hospital, Denizer Cad. 34846 Cevizli Kartal-stanbul, Turkey. bezgintahir3@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Cihangir
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kaymaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000150:complications; D004541:Eisenmenger Complex / Q000150:complications*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation