HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Personal Folders Download to citation manager Author home page(s): Thierry Carrel Permission Requests Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Kipfer, B. Articles by Carrel, T. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Kipfer, B. Articles by Carrel, T. Related Collections Chest wall

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001;19:721-723
© 2001 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Embolization of a ruptured intercostal artery aneurysm in type I neurofibromatosis

^a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 10, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
^b Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 10, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
^c Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 10, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland

Received 19 September 2000; received in revised form 31 January 2001; accepted 21 February 2001.

Corresponding author. Tel.: +41-31-6328332; fax: +41-31-6322919
e-mail: beat.kipfer{at}insel.ch

We present the case of a female with history of a ruptured lumbar aneurysm years ago. She was known to have neurofibromatosis type I with the typical clinical signs. The patient was transferred to us with a hematothorax and an aortic lesion was suspected on the outside CT scan. Reevaluation of the investigation raised suspicion of a ruptured intercostal artery aneurysm, which was consequently demonstrated on angiography. The aneurysm was embolized and the patient recovered uneventful. We will discuss the optimal therapy for vessel lesions in neurofibromatosis type I.

Key Words: Neurofibromatosis • Intercostal artery aneurysm • Embolization

This article has been cited by other articles:

				L. M Fedoruk, J. English, and G. J Fradet Spontaneous Hemothorax and Neurofibromatosis: A Review of a Lethal Combination Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann, August 1, 2007; 15(4): 342 - 344. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				I. Matsumoto, Y. Ohta, Y. Tsunezuka, M. Tamura, M. Oda, and G. Watanabe Treatment for Intercostal Arterial Aneurysm in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann, February 1, 2007; 15(1): e16 - e19. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				E. Pezzetta, A. Paroz, H.-B. Ris, and O. Martinet Spontaneous hemothorax associated with von Recklinghausen's disease Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., June 1, 2003; 23(6): 1062 - 1064. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]