The abnormal systemic artery to the left lower lobe (ASALLL): a report of two cases

Mingyan Yan; Aisha Khan; Guanxun Cheng

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2020.07.024

The abnormal systemic artery to the left lower lobe (ASALLL): a report of two cases

Radiol Case Rep. 2020 Aug 20;15(10):1960-1964. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.07.024. eCollection 2020 Oct.

Authors

Mingyan Yan¹, Aisha Khan², Guanxun Cheng¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Imaging, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, China.
² General Medicine Department, Yunshan Medical, Shenzhen 518036, China.

Abstract

In this study, we report 2 cases of abnormal systemic artery to left lower lobe (ASALLL) with hemoptysis. In case 1, a 15-year-old boy experienced intermittent hemoptysis for over a year. After diagnosis of ASALLL by chest-enhanced computerized tomography (CT), interventional embolization was performed to treat the abnormal arteries, and the patient was cured and discharged. Case 2 is a 36-year-old man with chest pain and hemoptysis recurring for many years and aggravating for 5 days. ASALLL was diagnosed by chest-enhancement CT examination. After thoracoscopic resection of the left lower lobe, the patient was discharged. These cases show that the clinical manifestations of ASALLL are mainly recurrent hemoptysis symptoms. For patients with hemoptysis, the disease should be found and not limited to symptomatic treatment. Chest-enhanced CT scanning can diagnose ASALLL, and interventional embolization or surgical treatment can be selected for treatment.

Keywords: ASALLL; CT; Hemoptysis.

Publication types

Case Reports