Pulmonary artery aneurysm Successful excision and replacement of the main pulmonary artery
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Main pulmonary artery aneurysm.
Pulmonary artery aneurysm is a rare lesion of the thoracic cavity. Different etiologies have been reviewed, but idiopathic lesions without other symptoms are seldom reported. Usually, surgical interventions are suggested, but the long-term outcomes are not well established. Here, we report a 24-year-old man with main pulmonary artery aneurysm who successfully underwent aneurysmectomy and polyte...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1971
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)42106-5