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A rare cause of hemoptysis in childhood: peripheral pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm to bronchial fistula in a case with tetralogy of Fallot

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2022

Selin Guner*
Affiliation:
University of Health Sciences, Umraniye Training and Education Hospital, Umraniye, Istanbul, Turkey
Turkay Saritas
Affiliation:
University of Health Sciences, Umraniye Training and Education Hospital, Umraniye, Istanbul, Turkey
Taliha Oner
Affiliation:
University of Health Sciences, Umraniye Training and Education Hospital, Umraniye, Istanbul, Turkey
*
Author for correspondence: Selin Guner, Umraniye Training and Education Hospital Elmalikent Mh, Adem Yavuz Cad. No: 1 Cocuk Kardiyolojisi Poliklinigi Umranıye, Istanbul, Turkey. Tel: +905398691121; Fax: +902166327124. E-mail: selinn.guneer@gmail.com

Abstract

We herein report a patient complaining from significant hemoptysis due to secondary fistulisation of the peripheral branch of the left pulmonary artery and the left bronchial tree, which was successfully treated with a transcatheter angiography.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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