CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR 2023; 07(01): 046-050
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1740571
Case Report

Endovascular Treatment of Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysms Post-COVID-19 Pneumonitis

Nischal G. Kundaragi
1   Department of Interventional Radiology and Interventional Oncology (IRIO), Aster CMI Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
,
Sunil Kumar K.
2   Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Aster CMI Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
,
Rahul Talwade
3   Department of Radiology, Aster CMI Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
,
Srivatsa Lokeshwaran
2   Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Aster CMI Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
,
Priyanka V. K.
3   Department of Radiology, Aster CMI Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysms (PAPs) are uncommon entities consisting of contained rupture of the pulmonary artery and are a potentially fatal cause of hemoptysis. We describe two index cases of left lower lobe PAPs and arterial ectasia post-COVID-19 pneumonitis and their endovascular treatment with Amplatzer vascular plug, coils, and glue.



Publication History

Article published online:
14 February 2022

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