| Autor: |
Yeom, SR, Min, MK, Lee, SH, Park, SW |
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Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine; July 2012, Vol. 19 Issue: 4 p292-294, 3p |
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Chest trauma can injure intrathoracic vessels, usually affecting the aorta and arch branches; however, a traumatic pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm (PAP) has been reported, albeit relatively rarely. Blunt chest trauma as an aetiology for a PAP is even more rare than penetrating chest trauma. There is usually a time delay from several days to several months between injury and detection of a PAP. Traditionally, operative management has been recommended because of the risk of PAP rupture. Here, we describe an unusual case of a PAP following blunt trauma that was detected early on computed tomography, 8 hours after injury, and the PAP resolved with conservative management. |
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