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http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2009.66.4.319

Successful Embolization in the Patient with Hemoptysis Due to Right Inferior Phrenic Artery-pulmonary Artery Anastomosis and Pseudoaneurysm  

Park, Hyun Woong (Division of Pulmonology, Konyang University College of Medicine)
Lee, Go Eun (Division of Pulmonology, Konyang University College of Medicine)
Park, Yong Sung (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Konyang University College of Medicine)
Son, Ji Woong (Division of Pulmonology, Konyang University College of Medicine)
Choi, Eu Gene (Division of Pulmonology, Konyang University College of Medicine)
Na, Moon Jun (Division of Pulmonology, Konyang University College of Medicine)
Kwon, Sun Jung (Division of Pulmonology, Konyang University College of Medicine)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.66, no.4, 2009 , pp. 319-323 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
False Aneurysm; Hemoptysis; Embolization;
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