Huge idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm
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Huge idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm
A pulmonary artery aneurysm is an uncommon anomaly. The clinical manifestations are mostly nonspecific, and management is controversial. We report a case of a 67-year-old woman with a main pulmonary artery aneurysm who did not take surgical intervention. Subsequently, there was no increase in size for 3 years.
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiology Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1930-0433
DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2017.01.023