학술논문
Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm following blunt trauma.
Document Type
Case Study
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Source
Subject
*BLUNT trauma
*PULMONARY artery
*TRAFFIC accidents
*WOUNDS & injuries
*FALSE aneurysms
*DISEASE complications
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ISSN
1460-4086
Abstract
Blunt trauma is a rare cause of pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm. We report a case of a pseudoaneurysm of the right pulmonary artery sustained after a high speed motor vehicle accident, identified on multidetector CT imaging of the chest. After initial resuscitation, the patient remained haemodynamically stable and surgical management, with patch repair, was undertaken 4 days after the trauma. The patient was discharged without complication and follow-up imaging revealed no residual pseudoaneurysm. This case report highlights the need to assess both the aorta and pulmonary arteries on CT of the chest for potential sites of vascular injury. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]