Cardiovascular Surgery and Interventions 2016, Vol 3, Num 3 Page(s): 080-083
Idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm: is it really idiopathic?

Şafak Alpat1, Tanju Yıldon1, Dursun Alehan2, Mustafa Yılmaz1

1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Faculty of Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
2Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

Keywords: Idiopathic; pulmonary artery aneurysm; turbulent flow
Pulmonary artery aneurysms are rare cardiac abnormalities. Although various factors have been proposed, their etiology and pathophysiology are not well-understood. Herein, we report our surgical approach for a symptomatic pulmonary artery aneurysm in an 11-year-old girl, in whom we detected an intraluminal structure during surgery.

DOI : 10.5606/e-cvsi.2016.511