We report the case of a 17-year-old man with acute chest pain due to a partial thrombosis of a pseudosequestration. Unlike a true sequestration, there was a normal bronchial distribution and the involved lung parenchyma was normal on CT scan. A therapeutic transarterial embolization of the aberrant systemic artery from the proximal abdominal aorta was performed successfully. The patient did not suffer from further chest pain during the follow-up of 12 months. A contrast-enhanced CT scan 4 months later demonstrated complete occlusion of the embolized aberrant artery. Our case represents an alternative treatment to surgery for this rare abnormality.
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Chabbert, V., Doussau-Thuron, S., Otal, P. et al. Endovascular Treatment of Aberrant Systemic Arterial Supply to Normal Basilar Segments of the Right Lower Lobe: Case Report and Review of the Literature. CVIR 25, 212–215 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-001-0090-y
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