An uncommon vascular cause of spontaneous hydropneumothorax

• Main Authors: Balakrishnan, Dhayal, Mohamad Saini, Suraini, Mohd Nor, Hazman, Jamil, Hariati, Mahmud, Rozi, Abdul Rahim, Ezamin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66298/1/30%20JST%20Vol%2026%20%282%29%20Apr%202018_JST%28S%29-0362-2017_pg893-898.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66298/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JST%20Vol.%2026%20(2)%20Apr.%202018/30%20JST%20Vol%2026%20(2)%20Apr%202018_JST(S)-0362-2017_pg893-898.pdf

This paper highlights a potentially life threatening and unsuspected case of multiple small pseudoaneurysms from the thyrocervical and costocervical branch of the left subclavian artery that was spontaneously ruptured. The cause was not suspected prior to thoracic CT angiography (CTA) because the in...