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Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci · Jan 2014
Case ReportsThoracoscopic and endovascular management of retained haemothoarx associated with an intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm.
- R R Behera, B Gouda, A Kulkarni, Z F Udwadia, and D S Bhandarkar.
- Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 2014 Jan 1;56(1):37-9.
AbstractIntercostal artery pseudoaneurysm (IAP) is a rare entity and may complicate a percutaneous intervention through an intercostal space or follow thoracic trauma. Its rupture into the pleural space can give rise to haemothorax, which if untreated may lead to a retained haemothorax (RH). Traditionally both the IAP and the RH are managed by a thoracotomy. We report a patient who developed an IAP with haemothorax following a trauma. The diagnosis was established by computed tomography. The patient was treated by endovascular embolisation of the IAP followed by thoracoscopic decortications of the RH.
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