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We present a rare case of a ruptured intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm in a 59-year-old woman that occurred after a right upper lobectomy by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer. The pseudoaneurysm was diagnosed by computed tomography and successfully treated with aneurysmectomy with proximal artery ligation, removing the hematoma. She improved and was discharged 1 month later.
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Kawai, H., Ito, M. Intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm after thoracoscopic lung resection. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 57, 550–553 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-008-0369-x
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