Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm as a Cause of Massive Hemoptysis: Diagnosis and Management
Massive hemoptysis is a life-threatening medical emergency. Prompt radiological diagnosis and management are essential. I present a case of an inflammatory pulmonary aneurysm (Rasmussen aneurysm) from active pulmonary tuberculosis. This is an uncommon cause for massive hemoptysis which was successfu...
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| description | Massive hemoptysis is a life-threatening medical emergency. Prompt radiological diagnosis and management are essential. I present a case of an inflammatory pulmonary aneurysm (Rasmussen aneurysm) from active pulmonary tuberculosis. This is an uncommon cause for massive hemoptysis which was successfully treated by endovascular coiling. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-164ce9dbbd1044df8d7bf3dc2a1cee1e2025-02-03T06:12:07ZengWileyCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702011-01-01201110.1155/2011/141563141563Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm as a Cause of Massive Hemoptysis: Diagnosis and ManagementPeter Corr0Department of Radiology, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 17666, Al Ain, UAEMassive hemoptysis is a life-threatening medical emergency. Prompt radiological diagnosis and management are essential. I present a case of an inflammatory pulmonary aneurysm (Rasmussen aneurysm) from active pulmonary tuberculosis. This is an uncommon cause for massive hemoptysis which was successfully treated by endovascular coiling.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/141563 |
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| title | Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm as a Cause of Massive Hemoptysis: Diagnosis and Management |
| title_full | Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm as a Cause of Massive Hemoptysis: Diagnosis and Management |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm as a Cause of Massive Hemoptysis: Diagnosis and Management |
| title_short | Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm as a Cause of Massive Hemoptysis: Diagnosis and Management |
| title_sort | pulmonary artery aneurysm as a cause of massive hemoptysis diagnosis and management |
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