Case report and management approach in idiopathic pulmonary arteries aneurysm.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm is a rare anomaly with only a handful reports in the literature. It is often asymptomatic, while the first presentation could be severe hemoptysis or death. Surgical intervention needs to be planned carefully with a multidisciplinary team approach to secure optimal outcome. We hope to spread our experience with such cases and to encourage other surgeons worldwide to deal surgically with these cases when its indicated.

Case presentation

A 47 years old man presented to our institution after three episodes of hemoptysis, echo demonstrated good left ventricle (LV) systolic function, normal right ventricle (RV) size and function, Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed aneurysmal dilatation with pending rupture of the pulmonary arte

SUBMITTER: Haj-Yahia S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6203963 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature