Affiliation:
1. Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
Abstract
Abstract
Thoracic aortic dissection after bronchial artery embolisation is a rare iatrogenic complication. Here, we report a case of thoracic aortic dissection that occurred after bronchial artery embolisation to improve our understanding of this unusual complication. After the bronchial artery embolisation was successfully performed, the patient was re-admitted the following day due to rapidly increased blood pressure owing to emotional excitement and chest pain the previous afternoon. Computed tomography revealed that the patient had an aortic dissection. The haematoma gradually disappeared after conservative treatment. There was no recurrent haemoptysis, and the aortic dissection had disappeared at the 1-year follow-up. We report a rare case of symptomatic aortic dissection after bronchial artery embolisation. We believe our findings will be useful in the management of similar cases.
Publisher
Research Square Platform LLC
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