Rupture of congenital peripheral pulmonary aneurysm

Ann Thorac Surg. 1995 Feb;59(2):528-30. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(94)00582-r.

Abstract

A 58-year-old man presenting with solitary aneurysm of a peripheral pulmonary artery was treated by left lower lobectomy. Histologically, the aneurysmal wall showed medial hypertrophy with the loss of smooth muscle fibers, without evidence of a mycotic process or inflammatory exudate. The aneurysm appeared to be congenital in origin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm / congenital*
  • Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm / pathology
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Artery* / pathology
  • Radiography