Huge traumatic pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm

Radiol Case Rep. 2017 Jun 3;12(3):467-471. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2017.04.020. eCollection 2017 Sep.

Abstract

Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm is a very rare complication of penetrating thoracic trauma. We present a case of a 27-year-old woman who developed a 6.5-cm traumatic pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm after suffering multiple stab wounds to the chest and the abdomen. The pseudoaneurysm was successfully treated endovascularly with vascular plug occlusion and coil embolization.

Keywords: Pseudoaneurysm; Pulmonary artery; Stab wound; Trauma.

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  • Case Reports