[Ruptured bronchial artery aneurysm; report of a case]

Kyobu Geka. 2003 Aug;56(9):747-51.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 74-year-old man who went into shock following an acute hemomediastinum and left hemothorax was operated on. Postoperative angiographies revealed a saccular aneurysm of the left bronchial artery of 2.0 cm in diameter. Sixty days after the initial operation, the aneurysm was resected under F-F bypass. A saccular aneurysm was found at the root of the left bronchial artery, which had a very short segment between the aneurysm and the aorta. Pathological study of aneurysm revealed thinning of the wall and lack of tunica media.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / pathology
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / surgery*
  • Bronchial Arteries*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed