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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;34:672. doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.05.021
Copyright © 2008, European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier. All rights reserved.
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A rare cause of pulmonary artery aneurysm

Naricha Chirakalwasan*, Jaswinderpal Sandhu, Syed Anees, Samuel Weinstein

Montefiore Medical Center, 111 E 210 Street, Bronx, New York, United States

Received 6 March 2008; received in revised form 8 May 2008; accepted 20 May 2008.

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 718 920 6096; fax: +1 718 652 8384. (Email: narichac{at}hotmail.com).

Key Words: Pulmonary artery aneurysm • Tetralogy of Fallot

We present a 55-year-old male with tetralogy of Fallot who underwent repair at age 20 and revision at age 50. Patient has had multiple presentations of mild hemoptysis and shortness of breath. Bronchoscopy was unremarkable. We present a unique case of pulmonary artery aneurysm possibly related to transannular patch (Figs. 1 and 2 ).


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  		Fig. 1. Chest radiograph showing aneurysm of left pulmonary artery.

 

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  		Fig. 2. CT scan of the chest showing a large aneurysm of left pulmonary artery (8 cm x 10 cm).

 





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