Rare and interesting case of solitary peripheral pulmonary artery aneurysm
Madhusudana Narayana1, Nagesh Basavaraj1, Smitha Nagaraju2
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, BGS Global Hospital, Bengaluru, India.
Abstract:
We report a rare case of solitary peripheral pulmonary artery aneurysm in a patient who was evaluated for haemoptysis. Incidentally, his total antibodies were positive for Coronavirus 2019 infection. Patient underwent right lower lobectomy uneventfully. Peripheral pulmonary artery aneurysms arising from segmental or intrapulmonary branches are extremely rare. Untreated, the majority end fatally due to sudden rupture and exsanguination. The purpose of this article is to report our rare case and review the pertinent literature.
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