Ruptured bronchial artery aneurysm; report of a case

A 74-year-old man who went into shock following an acute hemomediastinum and left hemothorax was operated on. Postoperative angiographies revealed a saccular aneurysm of the left bronchial artery of 2.0 cm in diameter. Sixty days after the initial operation, the aneurysm was resected under F-F bypas...

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Published in:	Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery Vol. 56; no. 9; p. 747
Main Authors:	Takahashi, N, Satoh, T, Abiko, M, Kanauchi, N, Abe, K, Okada, Y, Yahagi, T
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Japanese
Published:	Japan 01-08-2003
Subjects:	Aged Aneurysm, Ruptured - diagnosis Aneurysm, Ruptured - pathology Aneurysm, Ruptured - surgery Bronchial Arteries Humans Male Radiography, Thoracic Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:	A 74-year-old man who went into shock following an acute hemomediastinum and left hemothorax was operated on. Postoperative angiographies revealed a saccular aneurysm of the left bronchial artery of 2.0 cm in diameter. Sixty days after the initial operation, the aneurysm was resected under F-F bypass. A saccular aneurysm was found at the root of the left bronchial artery, which had a very short segment between the aneurysm and the aorta. Pathological study of aneurysm revealed thinning of the wall and lack of tunica media.
ISSN:	0021-5252