Massive Hemoptysis Complicating Behçet's Syndrome: The Importance of Early Pulmonary Angiography and Operation

A 16-year-old patient with Behçet's syndrome had massive hemoptysis due to a ruptured aneurysm of a segmental artery of the left lung. Emergency left lower lobectomy was performed. The patient is well 12 months after operation. There have been no further episodes of hemoptysis.

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 45; no. 5; pp. 566 - 567
Main Authors Salamon, F., Weinberger, A., Nili, M., Avidor, I., Neuman, M., Zelikovsky, A., Levy, M.J., Pinkhas, J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.05.1988
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Adolescent
Aneurysm - complications
Behcet Syndrome - complications
Biological and medical sciences
Dermatology
Hemoptysis - etiology
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Pulmonary Artery - diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Rupture, Spontaneous
Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects
Human
Skin disease
Radiodiagnosis
Respiratory disease
Lung
Aneurysm
Vascular disorders of the skin
Pulmonary artery
Behcet syndrome
Hemoptysis
Eye disease
Surgery
Adolescent
Pulmonary vascular disease
Arteriography
Lobectomy
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Summary:A 16-year-old patient with Behçet's syndrome had massive hemoptysis due to a ruptured aneurysm of a segmental artery of the left lung. Emergency left lower lobectomy was performed. The patient is well 12 months after operation. There have been no further episodes of hemoptysis.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/S0003-4975(10)64538-9