Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm with Recurrent Massive Haemoptysis: Endovascular Management by a Covered Stent

Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm with Recurrent Massive Haemoptysis: Endovascular Management by a Covered Stent

Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm (PAPA) is a potentially fatal, albeit rare cause of hemoptysis. With a varied etiology and debatable management, time is the essence in its treatment. We present a case of a post lobectomy PAPA with recurrence of malignancy, managed via endovascular approach in a low...

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Main Authors: Naseer A. Choh, Saika Amreen, Mudasir Hamid, Imran Nazir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2022-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR
Subjects:
pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm
covered stent
thrombin
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1730105
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Summary:Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm (PAPA) is a potentially fatal, albeit rare cause of hemoptysis. With a varied etiology and debatable management, time is the essence in its treatment. We present a case of a post lobectomy PAPA with recurrence of malignancy, managed via endovascular approach in a low resource setting where an ideal hardware was not available.
ISSN:2456-4869

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