Giant pulmonary pseudoaneurysm following balloon dilatation of the pulmonary artery to relieve pulmonary band

Cardiol Young. 2023 May;33(5):832-834. doi: 10.1017/S1047951122002980. Epub 2022 Sep 19.

Abstract

Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysms are uncommon. They may occur secondary to trauma, infectious diseases, vasculitis syndromes, neoplasms, congenital diseases, and pulmonary hypertension. Due to increasing number of cardiac interventions, iatrogenic complications are among the major causes of pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysms.In this report, we present a 6-month-old patient with pulmonary pseudoaneurysm that occurred following pulmonary balloon angioplasty for the relief of a pulmonary band.

Keywords: Pulmonary artery; balloon angioplasty; pseudoaneurysm.

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False* / etiology
  • Angioplasty, Balloon* / adverse effects
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary* / adverse effects
  • Dilatation / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Pulmonary Artery / surgery