Abstract

Abstract

Massive hemoptysis is a life-threatening condition usually related to a pathology of the bronchial arteries. Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysms represent a relatively rare cause of severe airway bleeding, but are associated with a mortality rate of over 50%. A case of massive intraoperative hemoptysis treated with temporary occlusion of the right pulmonary artery and delayed endovascular occlusion of the feeding segmental artery is described.

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Cerillo AG, Barberi E, Amoretti F, Berti S. Massive Hemoptysis from a Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm during Cardiac Surgery. Turk Thorac J 2018: 19; 94-6