Emergent rescue operation for expanding mycotic pseudoaneurysm causing hemoptysis, originating from right subclavian

Kosuke Mukaihara1, Hiroyuki Yamamoto1, Kenichi Arata1

  • 1Department of Cardiovascular and Gastroenterological Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan.

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