J Korean Radiol Soc.  2005 Mar;52(3):187-190. 10.3348/jkrs.2005.52.3.187.

Endovascular Treatment of a Ruptured Internal Mammary Artery Pseudoaneurysm Presenting as Massive Hemothorax in a Patient with Type I Neurofibromatosis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Hospital, Korea. radkim@hanafos.com
  • 2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Korea

Abstract

We report a case of an acute hemothorax caused by a rupture of a left internal mammary artery pseudoaneurysm in a 45-year-old woman with a type I neurofibromatosis, which was successfully treated using endovascular coil embolization.

Keyword

Arteries, internal mammary; Arteries, therapeutic embolization; Neurofibromatosis

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm, False*
Embolization, Therapeutic
Female
Hemothorax*
Humans
Mammary Arteries*
Middle Aged
Neurofibromatoses*
Rupture
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