| Literature DB >> 36238187 |
Yun Jin Im, Min Jeong Choi, Bong Man Kim.
Abstract
Spontaneous bleeding due to vascular involvement of neurofibromatosis type 1 is rare but potentially fatal. Herein, we report a case of a lethal spontaneous hemomediastinum in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1. The bleeding was caused by rupture of an aberrant bronchial artery arising from the ipsilateral subclavian artery, which was successfully treated using transarterial embolization with coils and N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate. CopyrightsEntities:
Year: 2020 PMID: 36238187 PMCID: PMC9432196 DOI: 10.3348/jksr.2020.81.4.958
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Taehan Yongsang Uihakhoe Chi ISSN: 1738-2637
Fig. 1A 49-year-old, neurofibromatosis type 1 patient with lethal hemomediastinum due to spontaneous rupture of an aberrant bronchial artery, successfully treated with embolization.
A. Chest radiography reveals a widened upper mediastinum.
B, C. Thoracic contrast-enhanced computed tomography reveals extravasation of the contrast material (white arrows) within a hematoma in the right paratracheal area. An aberrant right bronchial artery (black arrow) runs to the inferior aspect of the extravasation.
D. Digital subtraction angiography demonstrates active extravasation of the contrast material (asterisk) with mild irregular ectasia (arrow) in an aberrant right bronchial artery arising from the ipsilateral subclavian artery.
E. Fluoroscopy after embolization shows microcoils (arrowhead) and casting (arrow) with a mixture of n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate and lipiodol in the mediastinal segment of an aberrant right bronchial artery.
F. The latest follow-up chest computed tomography 3 years after successful embolization shows complete resolution of the hematoma with no other space-occupying lesions in the mediastinum.