Open AccessConservative management of idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm
Author(s) -
Amine Tarmiz,
Imene Mgarrech,
Chokri Kortas,
S. Jerbi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the egyptian society of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2524-1745
pISSN - 1110-578X
DOI - 10.1016/j.jescts.2016.10.001
Subject(s) - medicine , aneurysm , etiology , abnormality , pulmonary artery , conservative management , shunt (medical) , surgery , conservative treatment , radiology , psychiatry
Pulmonary artery aneurysm is rare condition. Different etiologies have been reviewed, but idiopathic lesions without other symptoms are seldom reported.We report the case of a 73-year-old female with idiopathic main pulmonary artery aneurysm of 54 mm. There was no other accompanying abnormality.Because the patient was old, had no severe symptoms and there were no signs of aneurysmic compression or a shunt, initial considerations of surgical intervention were turned down.This report highlights a case of conservative management of such affected patients, with regular follow-up