Endovascular Treatment of a Ruptured Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm in a Patient with Behcet's Disease Using the Amplatzer Vascular Plug 4.
10.3348/kjr.2013.14.2.283
- Author:
Andrea IANNIELLO
1
;
Gianpaolo CARRAFIELLO
;
Paolo NICOTERA
;
Adriano VAGHI
;
Alberto CAZZULANI
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, "G. Salvini" Hospital, Garbagnate Milanese (MI) 20024, Italy. ianand@libero.it
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Behcet's disease;
Pulmonary artery aneurysm;
Hemoptysis;
Embolization;
Amplatzer Vascular Plug;
Interventional radiology
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aneurysm, Ruptured/*radiography/*surgery;
Behcet Syndrome/*complications;
Humans;
Iopamidol/analogs & derivatives/diagnostic use;
Male;
*Pulmonary Artery;
Radiography, Thoracic;
*Septal Occluder Device;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2013;14(2):283-286
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A pulmonary artery aneurysm is a common manifestation and the leading cause of mortality in Behcet's disease. We describe a case of spontaneous rupture of a pulmonary artery aneurysm that, due to the inadequacy of medical therapy and the disadvantages of surgery, became the ideal candidate for endovascular management and was successfully performed by using the Amplatzer Vascular Plug 4.
