Tullio Valente1, Ahmad Abu-Omar2, Giacomo Sica3, Alfredo Clemente4, Massimo Muto3, Giorgio Bocchini3, Salvatore Cappabianca4, Gaetano Rea3. 1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Section of General Radiology, Azienda Ospedali dei Colli, P.O. Monaldi, Via Leonardo Bianchi, 80131, Naples, Italy. tullio.valente@gmail.com. 2. Department of Radiology, The James Cook University Hospital NHS Trust, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW, UK. 3. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Section of General Radiology, Azienda Ospedali dei Colli, P.O. Monaldi, Via Leonardo Bianchi, 80131, Naples, Italy. 4. Department of Radiology and Radiotherapy, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Miraglia, 80138, Naples, Italy.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Acquired peripheral or intraparenchymal pulmonary artery aneurysms (PPAA) are rare entities but are important to recognize because of the associated morbidity. Hemoptysis is their principal complication and is a potentially fatal condition. PURPOSE: To illustrate the causes, multidetector CT angiography (MDCTA) findings and differential diagnosis of acquired PPAA. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The institutional review boards approved this study. We conducted a retrospective review of the demographic data and the results of clinical and laboratory examinations, and imaging studies of patients managed between January 2012 and January 2017 in two institutions. RESULTS: A total of 19 patients had acquired PPAA that were detected at MDCTA, 9 patients with normal pulmonary artery pressures and 10 with pulmonary hypertension. Nine patients developed PPAA-related acute symptoms. MDCTA features of PPAA include: a lobulated vascular mass, an indistinct irregular arterial wall, aneurysmal thrombosis or wall calcification, findings of impending rupture including perianeurysmal edema, gas or a soft tissue mass. CONCLUSION: PPAA are rare. In our series, endocarditis and pulmonary hypertension are the PPAA leading causes. The treatment modality preferred is embolization, especially as surgery poses a very high risk for patients with severe pulmonary hypertension. Further clarification of the natural history of these rare arterial aneurysms is needed.
BACKGROUND: Acquired peripheral or intraparenchymal pulmonary artery aneurysms (PPAA) are rare entities but are important to recognize because of the associated morbidity. Hemoptysis is their principal complication and is a potentially fatal condition. PURPOSE: To illustrate the causes, multidetector CT angiography (MDCTA) findings and differential diagnosis of acquired PPAA. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The institutional review boards approved this study. We conducted a retrospective review of the demographic data and the results of clinical and laboratory examinations, and imaging studies of patients managed between January 2012 and January 2017 in two institutions. RESULTS: A total of 19 patients had acquired PPAA that were detected at MDCTA, 9 patients with normal pulmonary artery pressures and 10 with pulmonary hypertension. Nine patients developed PPAA-related acute symptoms. MDCTA features of PPAA include: a lobulated vascular mass, an indistinct irregular arterial wall, aneurysmal thrombosis or wall calcification, findings of impending rupture including perianeurysmal edema, gas or a soft tissue mass. CONCLUSION:PPAA are rare. In our series, endocarditis and pulmonary hypertension are the PPAA leading causes. The treatment modality preferred is embolization, especially as surgery poses a very high risk for patients with severe pulmonary hypertension. Further clarification of the natural history of these rare arterial aneurysms is needed.
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