RUPTURE OF CONGENITAL PERIPHERAL PULMONARY ANEURYSM

Authors
FUKAI I MASAOKA A YAMAKAWA Y NIWA H TADA T KAMEI M MUTO E
Citation
I. Fukai et al., RUPTURE OF CONGENITAL PERIPHERAL PULMONARY ANEURYSM, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 59(2), 1995, pp. 528-530
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
59
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
528 - 530
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1995)59:2<528:ROCPPA>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A 58-year-old man presenting with solitary aneurysm of a peripheral pu lmonary artery was treated by left lower lobectomy. Histologically, th e aneurysmal wall showed medial hypertrophy with the loss of smooth mu scle fibers, without evidence of a mycotic process or inflammatory exu date. The aneurysm appeared to be congenital in origin.