Endovascular coil embolisation of a giant pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm from a gunshot wound. (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kumar, Abhishek; Yoon, John; Kunac, Anastasia; Contractor, Sohail; Kisza, Piotr
• Is Part Of: Trauma. Volume 17:Number 1(2015:Jan.)
• Page Start: 61
• Page End: 66
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm -- coil embolisation; Traumatology -- Periodicals; Disaster medicine -- Periodicals; Wounds and injuries -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 617.1
• DOI: 10.1177/1460408614547560
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1460-4086

Abstract

A 38-year-old female was brought to the trauma emergency room after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds to the right chest and abdomen. She had pulmonary contusions involving the right lung and a haemopneumothorax initially managed with chest tube placement. A few weeks into her hospitalisation, she was found to have a giant right pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm, which corresponded to a bullet tract. The pseudoaneurysm was causing a steal phenomenon and impaired perfusion of the right middle lobe and right lower lobe. Endovascular coil embolisation of the pseudoaneurysm was performed with restoration of perfusion to the right lung.