Abstract
We report a case of bronchial artery aneurysm resected by thoracoscopic surgery. A 46-year-old woman was found to have an abnormal shadow on a chest radiograph. Computed tomography revealed a bronchial artery aneurysm of 11-mm in diameter in the right hilum and an aneurysm of 16-mm in diameter between the middle and lower lobes. Aneurysmectomy was performed because embolization of the bronchial arteries was difficult. A thoracoscopic approach was used. An initial incision into the pleura was made under the tracheal bifurcation, and the 11-mm aneurysm was excised. The 15-mm aneurysm was then separated from the middle and lower lobes and excised. The patient remained in a favorable condition and was discharged 5 days after the surgery.
