Spontaneous resolution of post-traumatic pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm: Report of two cases

• DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.116262
• Publication Date: 2013-08-07T08:25:04Z
• Authors: Atin Kumar; Sandeep Goel; Shivanand Gamanag...; Amit Gupta
• Keywords: Pseudoaneurysm; Blunt trauma; GUNSHOT INJURY; High-resolution computed tomography

Pulmonary artery aneurysm is a rare clinical entity with congenital or mycotic origin being most common causes. Post-traumatic pulmonary pseudoaneurysms are extremely rare. Unless diagnosed early and properly managed, these can be fatal. Only few cases have been reported in the literature (except one) much later after initial injury managed surgically. one case has following blunt trauma injury, which was immediately using computed tomography scan conservatively. Here, we report two of pseudoaneurysm gunshot other on contrast enhanced chest