Endovascular management of massive hemoptysis due to pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm in a COVID-19 patient in Vietnam: A case report

Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Sep;18(9):2880-2883. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.05.065. Epub 2023 Jun 15.

Abstract

Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm with massive hemoptysis is extremely rare in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-induced pneumonia, especially in its late stage. We report a case who presented with massive hemoptysis and pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm without pulmonary thromboembolism in their ninth week of COVID-19 infection, which was treated by endovascular embolization. The endovascular intervention was technically and clinically successful, with complete hemoptysis cessation after the procedure. This is the first case reported in Vietnam.

Keywords: COVID-19; Embolization; Hemoptysis; Pseudoaneurysm; Pulmonary artery.

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