Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm: etiology, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-2007
Abstract
Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysms (PAPs) are uncommon but associated with high mortality. Left untreated, lesions can enlarge, rupture, and lead to exsanguination and death. Presentations range from life-threatening hemorrhage to silent lesions that enlarge for days, months, or years. Because abnormalities on imaging studies can lead to early diagnosis and treatment and embolization is the treatment of choice, the radiologist can contribute to both timely diagnosis and treatment of PAPs. Pseudoaneurysms due to penetrating trauma, blunt trauma, bacterial endocarditis, and complications related to pulmonary artery catheters and right heart catheterization are presented. Three were treated by embolization.
Volume
24
Issue
1
First Page
119
Last Page
123
ISSN
0739-9529
Published In/Presented At
Lafita, V., Borge, M. A., & Demos, T. C. (2007). Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm: etiology, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. Seminars in interventional radiology, 24(1), 119–123. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-971202
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
21326750
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article