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CASE REPORT article
Front. Med.
Sec. Pulmonary Medicine
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1549973
An Unusual Case of Hemoptysis
Provisionally accepted- Central Hospital of Wuhan, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hebei Province, China
We present a case of a 61-year-old woman with hemoptysis for one week.She received trigeminal microvascular decompression and repair of cerebrospinal fluid leakage under general anesthesia underwent a procedure two weeks ago.Hemoptysis began one week after surgery, and examinations indicated intratracheal pseudoaneurysm.Definitive diagnostic evaluation confirmed that the formation of intratracheal pseudoaneurysm was related to tracheal intubation,and this case highlighted the fatal risk resulting from tracheal intubation.The patient discovered after endovascular coiling. The utilization of endovascular approaches has gained popularity due to their minimally invasive nature, feasibility, and enhanced safety profile with reduced complications.
Keywords: Hemoptysis, Thyrocervical trunk, pseudoaneurysm, endovascular coiling, case report
Received: 22 Dec 2024; Accepted: 20 Mar 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Li, Yang, Tang, Ni, Xia and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Jixiang Ni, Central Hospital of Wuhan, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430014, Hebei Province, China
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