Video-assisted thoracic resection of a rare ectopic mediastinal bronchial artery aneurysm  

作　　者：Li Li Luo Zhao Ying-Zhi Qin Jia He Zhi-Jun Han 

机构地区：[1]Department of Thoracic Surgery,Peking Union Medical College Hospital,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College,Beijing 100730,China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2021年第7期857-858,共2页中华医学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：To the Editor:Bronchial artery aneurysm(BAA)is a rare but potentially fatal disease.BAA is reported in less than 1%of all selective bronchial arteriographies.[1]The primary treatment is endovascular therapy,including transcatheter arterial embolization or aortic stent-graft placement.Surgical treatment can be considered for patients with treatment failure,recurrence or contraindications to endovascular therapy.Herein,we present a rare case of an ectopic mediastinal bronchial artery aneurysm that was successfully resected via video-assisted thoracic surgery(VATS).

关 键 词：BRONCHIAL ANEURYSM THORACIC 

分 类 号：R655.3[医药卫生—外科学]