Successful Embolization in the Patient with Hemoptysis Due to Right Inferior Phrenic Artery-pulmonary Artery Anastomosis and Pseudoaneurysm.
10.4046/trd.2009.66.4.319
- Author:
Hyun Woong PARK
1
;
Go Eun LEE
;
Yong Sung PARK
;
Ji Woong SON
;
Eu Gene CHOI
;
Moon Jun NA
;
Sun Jung KWON
Author Information
1. Division of Pulmonology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejon, Korea. sjoongkwon@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
False Aneurysm;
Hemoptysis;
Embolization
- MeSH:
Aneurysm, False;
Arteries;
Bronchial Arteries;
Hemoptysis;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Pulmonary Artery
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2009;66(4):319-323
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The primary cause of hemoptysis is the bronchial artery. However, it should be noted that pulmonary artery and other vessels can cause hemoptysis. If the source of the bleeding is not determined after embolization, other evaluations are needed. Systemic-pulmonary anastomosis and pulmonary artery pseudo-aneurysm are rare vascular abnormalities with varying etiologies. An accurate and rapid diagnosis is needed in hemoptysis, since the cause may be life-threatening. We report a case of a 77-years-old man with persistent hemoptysis due to the right inferior phrenic artery - pulmonary artery anastomosis and pseudoaneurysm. After the embolization of the inferior phrenic artery, the hemoptysis was successfully treated.
