Open AccessSurgical treatment of pulmonary artery aneurysm: an institutional experience and literature review
Author(s) -
Rui Hou,
Guotao Ma,
Xingrong Liu,
Chaoji Zhang,
Jianzhou Liu,
Lihua Cao,
Xiaofeng Li,
Qi Miao
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivw157
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , etiology , pulmonary embolism , aneurysm , presentation (obstetrics) , dissection (medical) , mortality rate
The occurrence of pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA) is extremely rare in the clinical setting. Careful treatment should be considered because of the possibility of fatal complications including rupture, dissection, pulmonary embolism and heart failure. Our goal is to contribute a better understanding of this disease and its treatment.
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