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Spontaneous massive hemothorax in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 with successful transarterial embolization
Keerati Hongsakul1, Sorracha Rookkapan, Pramot Tanutit
1Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand. Keeratihongsakul@yahoo.com
Vascular involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1 is rare but has the potential to be fatal. We report a case of a patient with spontaneous rupture of a left intercostal artery aneurysm, which presented as a massive left hemothorax and was successfully treated by transarterial coil embolization.
Vascular involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1 is rare but has the potential to be fatal. We report a case of a patient with spontaneous rupture of a left intercostal artery aneurysm, which presented as a massive left hemothorax and was successfully treated by transarterial coil embolization.
