Abstract
Bronchial artery aneurysm (BAA) is a rare vascular abnormality that may result in life-threatening bleeding if it is left untreated. We present the case of a 35-year-old man with a mediastinal BAA characterized by a short inflow artery segment and tortuous single outflow vessel. The patient's BAA was treated with a novel approach involving placement of a patent ductus arteriosus closure device in the short inflow segment as well as coil embolization of the outflow vessel, successfully excluding the BAA. Two-week follow-up revealed no flow in the embolized artery on computed tomography angiography. This case demonstrates the first successful use of a patent ductus arteriosus occluder device in the treatment of a mediastinal BAA with short inflow segment.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 93-95 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bronchial artery aneurysm
- Embolization
- Endovascular
- Patent ductus arteriosus occluder