Huge Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm

Huge Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm

Pulmonary artery aneurysms (PAAs) are uncommon entities. PAAs are caused mostly by trauma (often iatrogenic), infections and Behcet’s disease (BD). Less common causes are pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart disease and neoplasm. BD is a multisystem disorder presenting with recurrent oral and ge...

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Main Authors: Aiman M Hammad, Sultan M Al-Qahtani, Mohammed A Al-Zahrani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/876784
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spelling doaj-bae4a3fcdf1640f2ae73728a23106b2d2021-07-02T04:55:36ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412009-01-01163939510.1155/2009/876784Huge Pulmonary Artery AneurysmAiman M Hammad0Sultan M Al-Qahtani1Mohammed A Al-Zahrani2Department of Internal Medicine, Assir Central Hospital, Saudi ArabiaKing Khalid University, Saudi ArabiaKing Khalid University, Saudi ArabiaPulmonary artery aneurysms (PAAs) are uncommon entities. PAAs are caused mostly by trauma (often iatrogenic), infections and Behcet’s disease (BD). Less common causes are pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart disease and neoplasm. BD is a multisystem disorder presenting with recurrent oral and genital ulcerations, as well as ocular involvement, and PAA is one of its rare complications. A case of huge PAA, in which the usual criteria for the clinical diagnosis of BD were present, is described. Transcatheter embolization resulted in clinical improvement.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/876784
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author Aiman M Hammad
Sultan M Al-Qahtani
Mohammed A Al-Zahrani
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Sultan M Al-Qahtani
Mohammed A Al-Zahrani
Huge Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm
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Sultan M Al-Qahtani
Mohammed A Al-Zahrani
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title Huge Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm
title_short Huge Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm
title_full Huge Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm
title_fullStr Huge Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm
title_full_unstemmed Huge Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Respiratory Journal
issn 1198-2241
publishDate 2009-01-01
description Pulmonary artery aneurysms (PAAs) are uncommon entities. PAAs are caused mostly by trauma (often iatrogenic), infections and Behcet’s disease (BD). Less common causes are pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart disease and neoplasm. BD is a multisystem disorder presenting with recurrent oral and genital ulcerations, as well as ocular involvement, and PAA is one of its rare complications. A case of huge PAA, in which the usual criteria for the clinical diagnosis of BD were present, is described. Transcatheter embolization resulted in clinical improvement.
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