Spontaneous dissection of an anomalous systemic artery in the lung during pregnancy: a rare cause of hemoptysis.

Shaikh, Shafaque; Saad, Rasheed A; Christie, Gordon; Kerr, Keith M; Remmen, Hardy · Ann Thorac Surg · 2006

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report a rare case of spontaneous dissection of an anomalous systemic artery supplying a normal basal segment of the right lung during pregnancy, leading to recurrent hemoptysis. This article aims to discuss the clinical presentation, diagnostic curiosity, management using a minimally invasive technique (video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy), and finally the histopathologic findings.

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