title: Bronchial Artery Aneurysm with Associated Bronchial Artery to Pulmonary Artery Fistula: Treatment by Embolization.
abstract: Bronchial artery aneurysm (BAA) is a rare vascular phenomenon. This review highlights a case of a BAA that was complicated by the presence of a bronchial artery to pulmonary artery (BA-PA) fistula, consequently presenting a unique challenge to management. BAAs have a strongly reported risk of rupture resulting in life-threatening hemoptysis. Embolization has thus become routine for the management such severe cases. The management of incidentally found anomalies is less obvious, but prophylactic embolization is a generally accepted practice. In this report, we review some of the risks and benefits associated with BAA embolization with specific consideration of the challenges in cases of co-existing BA-PA fistula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Olive View - UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Caleb G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Division of Interventional Radiology, Olive View - UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Le
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Olive View - UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Keren
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fogelfeld
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Olive View - UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Nader
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kamangar
keywords: Bronchial artery aneurysm; bronchial artery to pulmonary artery fistula; pulmonary arteriovenous malformation