Bronchial artery pseudoaneurysm presenting with hoarseness: Diagnosis and endovascular management

Eric Yu Wei Lo; Nicholas Viiala; Jules Catt; Bruce French

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2022.07.087

Bronchial artery pseudoaneurysm presenting with hoarseness: Diagnosis and endovascular management

Radiol Case Rep. 2022 Aug 19;17(10):4018-4020. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.07.087. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Authors

Eric Yu Wei Lo¹, Nicholas Viiala^{2

3}, Jules Catt⁴, Bruce French^{1

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Liverpool Hospital, Elizabeth Street, Liverpool, NSW, 2170, Australia.
² Department of Haematology, Liverpool Hospital, Elizabeth Street, Liverpool, NSW, 2170, Australia.
³ South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of NSW, Kensington, Australia.
⁴ Department of Interventional Radiology, Liverpool Hospital, Elizabeth Street, Liverpool, NSW, 2170, Australia.
⁵ University of Western Sydney, Liverpool, NSW, 2170 Australia.

Abstract

Bronchial artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare entity which is diagnosed radiologically; with or without symptoms. Symptoms of phonation changes with bronchial artery pseudoaneurysm are yet to be reported. This article describes the case of a 56-year-old man who presented with a history of a hoarse voice. This was investigated with computed tomography of his chest which diagnosed a bronchial artery pseudoaneurysm under the arch of the aorta. He was subsequently treated with coil embolization. The original symptoms improved with this intervention. This case highlights the rare presentation of hoarseness of voice in this rare condition.

Keywords: Cardiothoracic surgery; Dysphonia; Intervention radiology.

Publication types

Case Reports