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Table 1 Reported cases of intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm

From: Massive hemothorax caused by intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm:a case report

Study

Age (y)

Sex

Symptom

measuring (cm)

Diagnosis

Cause

Treatment

Ref

Wallace

24

M

Acute chest pain

8 × 12

CT

Aortic coarctation

Oversewing

[1]

Casas

85

M

Hemothorax

CT + AR

Percutaneous biliary procedure

Embolization

[2]

Atherton

32

F

Hemothorax

1.5

Thoracoscopic sympathectomy

Oversewing

[3]

Callaway

69

M

Pulsatile mass

2

DUS + AR

Sternotomy wiring

Covered stent grafting

[4]

Bluebond-Langner

59

M

Hematoma

3.5

CT + DUS

Retroperitoneal laparoscopic

nephrectomy

Conservative management

[5]

Aoki

68

M

Hemothorax

1.5

CT

Blunt trauma

Aneurysmectomy plus proximal

ligation (unsuccessful

embolization)

[6]

Seishiro Sekino

36

M

Hemothorax

2 × 3

DUS + CT + AR

Stab wound

Embolization

[7]

Sebastian

71

M

Pulsatile mass

2.1

DUS

Median sternotomy

Thrombin injection

[8]

Kawai

59

F

Hemothorax

1

CT

Thoracoscopic lung resection

Aneurysmectomy plus proximal

ligation

[9]

Melloni

70

F

Hematoma

CT + AR

Percutaneous lung biopsy

Embolization

[10]

Long

63

M

Hemothorax

0.8

CT + AR

Thoracentesis

Unsuccessful embolization

[11]

Guy Lenders

86

F

Pulsatile mass

3.2 × 1.7

CT + DUS

TAVI

Thrombin injection

[12]

Jourabchi

44

M

2 × 3

CT + AR

Transarterial Chemoembolization

Embolization

[13]

Romero

66

F

Hemothorax

CT + AR

Blunt trauma

Embolization

[14]

Chalapathi

32

M

Hematemesis

CT + AR

corrosive poisoning

Embolization

[15]

Vajtai

58

F

Pulsatile mass

2.5

DUS

Liver Biopsy

Thrombin injection

[16]

Takamure

49

F

Hemothorax

1.5 × 1

autopsy

Blunt trauma

[17]

Junck

63

M

Acute back pain

1.4 × 1.6

CT + AR

Spontaneous

Embolization

[18]

Agarwal

47

F

Acute back pain

CT + AR

Blunt trauma

Conservative management

[19]

Philippot

40

M

Hemoptysis

CT + AR

lobectomy

Embolization

[20]

Wu

9

F

Hemothorax

CT + AR

Thoracostomy

Embolization

[21]

Sharma

34

F

Hemoptysis

CT + AR

Pulmonary tuberculosis

Embolization

[22]

Casper

82

M

Hemothorax

DUS + CT + AR

Thoracentesis

Embolization

[23]

Rossi

82

M

Pulmonary mass

6 × 5.5

DUS + CT + AR

VATS

Embolization

[24]

This case

60

M

Hemothorax

8.1 × 7.5

CT + AR

Spontaneous

Covered stent grafting →Aneurysmectomy plus proximal ligation

 
  1. CT Computed tomography, AR arteriography, DUS Doppler ultrasound, TAVI Transaortic transcatheter aortic valve implantation
  2. VATS video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery