Surgical Management of a Pulmonary Arterial Aneurysm via Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Resection.

Tian, Ye; Zhou, Di; Zhang, Lei; Zhao, Xitong; Wang, Zelong; Yang, Xueying · Ann Thorac Surg · 2020

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Pulmonary arterial aneurysm is a rare condition involving a focal dilation of the pulmonary artery and all three layers of the vessel wall. Few reports have described managing this anomaly using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. We report a 60-year-old woman with a pulmonary artery aneurysm in the truncus superior of the right pulmonary artery. The patient underwent a two-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with a right upper lobectomy. The postoperative course was uneventful. She maintained a good prognosis for 4 months after surgery, and we continue to take great care throughout her follow-up.

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