Successful endovascular treatment of a bronchial artery aneurysm refractory to transcatheter embolization

Abstract

Bronchial artery aneurysm (BAA) is a rare entity, detected in <1% of all patients who undergo selective bronchial arteriography. BAAs are potentially life-threatening when untreated. We describe the first BAA case, in the English language, treated only by thoracic aorta endografting, with an uneventful postoperative course with exclusion and thrombosis of the BAA. The endovascular stent graft provides a safe, reliable tool complementing the armamentarium of surgical and percutaneous techniques in the treatment of patients with BAA.