Hemoptysis secondary to pulmonary pseudoaneurysm 30 years after a gunshot wound

Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Mar;71(3):1021-3. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)02277-3.

Abstract

A 49-year-old man presented with intermittent hemoptysis from a traumatic pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm 30 years following a thoracic gunshot wound. The patient was asymptomatic for 28.5 years, when he began experiencing recurrent hemoptysis, chest pain, and a cough. A left lower lobe mass on chest x-ray film was investigated with contrast-enhanced computed tomography and pulmonary angiogram confirming a 1.5-cm pseudoaneurysm. Intraluminal coil embolization was attempted, but a left lower lobectomy was ultimately necessary to treat persistent hemoptysis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Hemoptysis / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Artery*
  • Time Factors
  • Wounds, Gunshot / complications*