Ruptured bronchial artery aneurysm; report of a case
Takahashi, N.; Satoh, T.; Abiko, M.; Kanauchi, N.; Abe, K.; Okada, Y.; Yahagi, T.
Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 56(9): 747-751
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5252 PMID: 12931583 Document Number: 560196
A 74-year-old man who went into shock following an acute hemomediastinum and left hemothorax was operated on. Postoperative angiographies revealed a saccular aneurysm of the left bronchial artery of 2.0 cm in diameter. Sixty days after the initial operation, the aneurysm was resected under F-F bypass. A saccular aneurysm was found at the root of the left bronchial artery, which had a very short segment between the aneurysm and the aorta. Pathological study of aneurysm revealed thinning of the wall and lack of tunica media.