Pulmonary artery aneurysm induced by lung abscess.
Yuki HayakawaKei YamasakiMidori FunadaMasaya KomatsuYukinori MaedaKazuhiro YateraPublished in: Respirology case reports (2023)
Physicians should consider a pulmonary artery aneurysm complication in patients presenting with hemoptysis during treatment for a pulmonary abscess. Contrast-enhanced CT or angiography is recommended for diagnosis, followed by pulmonary embolization for treatment.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary artery
- contrast enhanced
- coronary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- computed tomography
- diffusion weighted
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- magnetic resonance
- diffusion weighted imaging
- dual energy
- primary care
- optical coherence tomography
- rare case
- positron emission tomography
- abdominal aortic aneurysm
- replacement therapy