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Right completion pneumonectomy for impending rupture of a pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm

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We present a case of right completion pneumonectomy for a pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm after right upper lobectomy and radiotherapy for metachronous multiple right lung cancers. An 80-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of repeated hemoptysis. Computed tomography revealed a pseudoaneurysm in an interlobar pulmonary artery. We considered hemoptysis as a sign of impending rupture. Radiologists could not recommend embolization because of a high risk of rupture or pulmonary infarction, and re-hemoptysis due to coil movement; therefore, we performed right completion pneumonectomy because of severe adhesion. At last, the patient has completely recovered from impending rupture status.

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  1. Second Department of Surgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan

    Masatoshi Kanayama, Yoshinobu Ichiki & Fumihiro Tanaka

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Kanayama, M., Ichiki, Y. & Tanaka, F. Right completion pneumonectomy for impending rupture of a pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 67, 558–560 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-018-0977-z

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