Pulmonary venous aneurysm: Forming a glove balloon-like shape

INTRODUCTION: Pulmonary venous aneurysm (PVA) is a candidate for surgery because of the risk of rupture and continued growth even if the patient does not develop mitral valve disorders. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We report the case of PVA that continued to increase in size throughout a 17-year observatio...

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Autores principales: Hayashi, Kazuki, Hanaoka, Jun, Ohshio, Yasuhiko, Hashimoto, Masayuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5048617/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27701005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.09.025
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Pulmonary venous aneurysm (PVA) is a candidate for surgery because of the risk of rupture and continued growth even if the patient does not develop mitral valve disorders. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We report the case of PVA that continued to increase in size throughout a 17-year observational period. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The location and form of the aneurysm are important to consider when choosing the surgical approach. If the aneurysm forms a “glove balloon-like shape,” lobectomy is necessary because end-to-end anastomosis is difficult to perform in such cases.

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