Massive hemoptysis from Rasmussen's aneurysm in active pulmonary tuberculosis; A case report of successful treatment with bronchial artery embolization

Rasmussen's aneurysm, a very rare complication of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), is a pulmonary artery aneurysm adjacent to or within a tuberculous cavity. It may lead to rupture and life threatening massive hemoptysis, an uncommon but challenging medico-surgical emergency. This complication wa...

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Autors principals:	K.V. Rajamannar, Hemanth Kilaru, Srujana Aravelly, Ananta Ram Gudipati, Satish Chandra Kilaru
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	Elsevier 2017-01-01
Col·lecció:	Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Matèries:	Rasmussen's aneurysm Active pulmonary tuberculosis Hemoptysis Arterial embolization Multidetector CT angiography
Accés en línia:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117303064
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