Abstract
Inferior phrenic artery to pulmonary artery fistulae are a rare anomaly seen on CT thorax angiogram when evaluating for certain pulmonary pathological conditions. A 79-year-old man with hemothorax on chest X-ray was evaluated by interventional radiology for embolization of a bleeding vessel. During the procedure, a fistulous connection between the right inferior phrenic artery and right pulmonary artery with signs of extravasation was found and embolized, significantly reducing the size of the hemothorax. This case demonstrates that inferior phrenic artery to pulmonary artery fistulae, a rarely seen vascular anomaly, can result in life-threatening hemothorax.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3273-3275 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Radiology Case Reports |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2024 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Case report
- Embolization
- Hemothorax
- Inferior phrenic artery to pulmonary artery fistula
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging