Congenital aneurysm of the pulmonary artery: a case report

A case of congenital aneurysm of the left pulmonary artery in a 52-year-old Nigerian woman is presented. She presented with a transient history of cough and epigastric pains. A chest radiograph revealed a rounded left hilar mass just superior to the left main bronchus, and pulmonary angiography confirmed the presence of fusiform aneurysm of the left pulmonary artery. At cardiac catheterization, there was pulmonary hypertension (80 mmHg). There was no associated congenital cardiac malformation. The electrocardiograph showed right ventricular hypertrophy. The patient remains asymptomatic to date. This is the fourth known report of pulmonary aneurysm in an African. The rarity of pulmonary artery aneurysms is stressed.