Giant Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm in a Young Male Patient
Pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA) is a rare disease. Its causes can be varied and, in some patients, unidentified. Diagnosis is problematic because most patients are completely asymptomatic or present with nonspecific symptoms. Given the rarity of PAA, definitive treatment is still under research. We present the case of a healthy 47-year-old man who had some discomfort during an exercise routine and, because of his family cardiac history, presented to our office. On further evaluation, a giant idiopathic PAA was detected and successfully treated.
Authors
- Gabriel A Molina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0001-9070)
- H. Ortega (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4360-4539)
- Cesar Najera
- E. Paèz
- M Mera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7694-4502)
- Diana E Parrales (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5698-0546)
- A Sánchez
- Ana Isabel Castillo Orozco
- Jairo D Mullo
Institutions
- Central University of Ecuador (EC)
- Universidad de Las Américas (EC)
- Hospital Metropolitano (EC)
- Hospital Vozandes (EC)
- Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas (EC)
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito (EC)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports
- Published
- 2024-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atssr.2024.10.018
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Vascular Anomalies and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.88