Transcatheter coil embolization of a complex pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm with thyrocervical trunk-pulmonary arterial fistulization in a patient with cystic fibrosis and massive hemoptysis

Transcatheter coil embolization of a complex pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm with thyrocervical trunk-pulmonary arterial fistulization in a patient with cystic fibrosis and massive hemoptysis

Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm (PAP) is a rare cause of life-threatening hemoptysis and tends to develop in the setting of infection, neoplasm, or trauma. Successful endovascular coil embolization has demonstrated effectiveness in treating PAPs and is now the treatment of choice for these patients....

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Main Authors: Zachary T. Smith, BS, John Haines, MD, Elias Calkins, MD, John Fox, MD, Geoffrey Scriver, MD, Christopher S. Morris, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm
Embolization
Thyrocervical trunk
Hemoptysis
Cystic fibrosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043322001972

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