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      Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm after a left upper sleeve lobectomy

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          A 55-year-old man was re-admitted for persistent hemoptysis and high fever three weeks after an initial left upper sleeve lobectomy for a central squamous lung cancer tumor. Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm and pulmonary infection were confirmed by multidetector computed tomography angiography and subsequent emergency completion pneumonectomy. The development of pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm, secondary to post-operative pulmonary infection and pulmonary vascular manipulation, is rare and prompt surgical manipulation is mandatory.

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          Pulmonary artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms in adults: findings at CT and radiography.

          Semin Chong, Maria Silva, F Muller … (2007)
          The purpose of this pictorial essay is to illustrate the radiologic manifestations of pulmonary artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms with emphasis on the findings on contrast-enhanced CT. Pulmonary artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms are uncommon. Most are caused by trauma, often iatrogenic, infection, and Behçet's syndrome. Less common causes include pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart disease, neoplasms, and connective tissue disease. Recognition of pulmonary artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms is important because of the high morbidity and mortality rates of rupture.
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            Peripheral pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysms and massive hemoptysis.

            Matthew W. Mitchell, P Ind, Hala Sbano … (2005)
            The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and etiology of pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysms in patients undergoing bronchial angiography for massive hemoptysis and to assess patient outcome after the embolization of these pseudoaneurysms. Peripheral pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysms occur in up to 11% of patients undergoing bronchial angiography for hemoptysis. These are often most easily appreciated on bronchial and/or nonbronchial systemic arterial angiograms because of complete reversal of flow in pulmonary artery branches in the diseased lung. Embolization of bronchial and nonbronchial systemic arteries alone may not be sufficient therapy to control hemoptysis, and occlusion of the pseudoaneurysm itself via a pulmonary artery approach is recommended.
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              Iatrogenic pulmonary artery rupture.

              Jean Bussieres (2007)
              Pulmonary artery rupture is probably the most devastating complication associated with the use of the pulmonary artery catheter. This rare but disastrous situation requires a clear intervention plan. The initial presentation of pulmonary artery ruptures may be as obvious as a massive pulmonary hemorrhage or as subtle as a cough associated with minimal hemoptysis, or it may even be totally asymptomatic. A patient presenting any clinical manifestation of pulmonary artery rupture may develop a pulmonary artery false aneurysm, which is the accumulation of blood in an aneurismal sac compressed by lung parenchyma. This condition requires intervention because delayed hemorrhage may occur and recurrence can be massive and fatal. Following an initial episode of suspected pulmonary artery rupture, the patient should undergo immediate radiological investigation. If a diagnosis of pulmonary artery false aneurysm is confirmed, selective angiographic embolization helps reduce morbidity and mortality. The incidence of pulmonary artery ruptures is probably underestimated because many hemoptysis episodes or radiological infiltrations associated with pulmonary artery catheter use are not investigated. Also, the natural evolution of the pulmonary artery false aneurysm is unknown. The incidence of spontaneous healing, bleeding recurrence or asymptomatic persistence is unknown following formation of a pulmonary artery false aneurysm.
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                Minwei Bao
                Yiming Zhou
                Gening Jiang
                Chang Chen
                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): World J Surg Oncol
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): World J Surg Oncol
                Title: World Journal of Surgical Oncology
                Publisher: BioMed Central
                ISSN (Electronic): 1477-7819
                Publication date Collection: 2013
                Publication date (Electronic): 13 October 2013
                Volume: 11
                Page: 272
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200433, China
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                Publisher ID: 1477-7819-11-272
                DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-11-272
                PMC ID: 3852706
                PubMed ID: 24119497
                SO-VID: cbd6ace0-851e-465c-ae1e-588cc290e195
                Copyright © Copyright © 2013 Bao et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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                This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

                History
                Date received : 27 February 2013
                Date accepted : 27 September 2013
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                Subject: Case Report

                ScienceOpen disciplines: Surgery
                Keywords: aneurysm,lobectomy,reoperation,trauma
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Surgery
                Keywords: aneurysm, lobectomy, reoperation, trauma

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