TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical repair of an idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm
AU - Shiokawa, Yuichi
AU - Ushijima, Tomoki
AU - Oishi, Yasuhisa
AU - Tominaga, Ryuji
PY - 2011/2/1
Y1 - 2011/2/1
N2 - We report a rare case of idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA) in a 56-year-old woman without any causative conditions, such as congenital heart disease, infl ammation, pulmonary artery hypertension, or systemic vasculitis. She presented with sudden back pain, and examination revealed the PAA. She electively underwent resection of the aneurysm and graft replacement. Pathology examination revealed cystic medial necrosis, which was considered the underlying pathology of the aneurysm.
AB - We report a rare case of idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA) in a 56-year-old woman without any causative conditions, such as congenital heart disease, infl ammation, pulmonary artery hypertension, or systemic vasculitis. She presented with sudden back pain, and examination revealed the PAA. She electively underwent resection of the aneurysm and graft replacement. Pathology examination revealed cystic medial necrosis, which was considered the underlying pathology of the aneurysm.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11748-010-0643-6
DO - 10.1007/s11748-010-0643-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 21308440
AN - SCOPUS:79954442071
SN - 1863-6705
VL - 59
SP - 120
EP - 122
JO - General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
JF - General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
IS - 2
ER -