Idiopathic asymptomatic main pulmonary artery aneurysm: surgery or conservative management? A case report

Heart Surg Forum. 2007;10(4):E273-5. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.20061199.

Abstract

Idiopathic main pulmonary artery aneurysm is a very rare entity and there are no clear guidelines for optimal treatment. Operative treatment is recommended for patients with a risk of rupture, which is not well defined. We present an unusual case of a 53-year-old woman with an idiopathic main pulmonary artery aneurysm. Our case is asymptomatic, without a causative cardiac lesion and/or pulmonary hypertension; therefore, we did not operate on our patient and she was stable at 22-month follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pulmonary Artery / surgery*
  • Radiography