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A giant unilateral pulmonary artery aneurysm: Case report

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International Journal of Angiology

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A 65-year-old man presented with a left-sided pulmonary artery aneurysm with a fusiform shape. He was considered to be inoperable. Pulmonary hypertension is common with right heart enlargement, as in the present case. Posttraumatic aneurysms have also been reported. Differential diagnosis must distinguish between these two conditions. If 2D echo and CT have failed to distinguish the condition then right heart catheterization and pulmonary angiography are the methods of choice.

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  1. Departments of Cardiology and Pulmonology, Selçuk University, School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey

    Veli Gökhan Cin M.D., Faruk Özer M.D., Ahmet Deveci M.D. & Savaş Yaşar M.D.

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Gökhan Cin, V., Özer, F., Deveci, A. et al. A giant unilateral pulmonary artery aneurysm: Case report. International Journal of Angiology 5, 219–221 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02044261

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