Intraoperative rupture of an interlobar bronchial artery aneurysm: a case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Hideki Fujimori¹  Nobuyoshi Tanaka¹  Yoshio Tsunezuka¹ 

[1] Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Kuratsuki-higashi 2-1, Kanazawa 920-8530, Japan

关键词: Percutaneous cardiopulmonary support;    Surgery;    Rapture;    Bronchial artery aneurysm;   

Others  :  1230551
DOI  :  10.1186/s13019-015-0313-y

 received in 2015-04-27, accepted in 2015-07-27,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Here we report the rare case of an intraoperative bronchial artery aneurysm (BAA) rupture. An asymptomatic 52-year-old woman was found to have bilateral, multiple dilated bronchial arteries feeding the BAA that was further connected to the pulmonary artery on computed tomography and angiography. Transcatheter arterial embolization was thought not to be succeed. During a thoracoscopic procedure, the BAA ruptured suddenly and was treated with a thoracotomy under percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS). For anatomical complex BAA like the present case, the use of an open procedure and the preparation of PCPS are strongly recommended.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Tsunezuka et al.

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