Gigantic bronchial artery aneurysm treated with transcatheter arterial embolization: a case report

Angiology. 2008;59(6):757-60. doi: 10.1177/0003319707306150. Epub 2008 Apr 2.

Abstract

Bronchial artery aneurysm (BAA) is a rare condition. Rupture of BAA can cause critical hemorrhage, and intervention for BAA is thus recommended. A 69-year-old woman presented with BAA 70 mm in diameter in the right hilum of the lung. Transcatheter arterial embolization for afferent arteries of the BAA was performed and the BAA has subsequently been shrinking as observed by radiography. We present this case and a brief review of management of BAA based on the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm / therapy*
  • Bronchial Arteries* / diagnostic imaging
  • Embolization, Therapeutic*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome