Coil embolization of a left pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm after penetrating injury.

J Endovasc Ther

Departments of Surgery, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Published: June 2003

Purpose: To report successful coil embolization of a rare traumatic pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm.

Case Report: A 57-year-old man developed a pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm 14 days after he had been stabbed with a knife in the left lung. The pseudoaneurysm was diagnosed with contrast-enhanced computed tomography and confirmed by pulmonary arteriography. Coils were deployed in the feeding vessels to occlude the defect.

Conclusions: Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm after penetrating chest injury can be treated by percutaneous catheter embolization, which is less invasive than surgery.

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