Application of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in hemothorax of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: A case report and literature review

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Chen, Jie | Zhang, Bo^{; *}

Affiliations: Department of Ultrasound, China–Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Bo Zhang, Department of Ultrasound, China–Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China. E-mail: zora19702006@163.com.

Abstract: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasis (HHT) is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease, which can lead to abnormal angiogenesis. We performed contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in a patient with HHT represented with hemothorax. After targeted embolization, the condition of hemothorax improved. In this case, we explore the use of CEUS to locate the responsible vessel of hemothorax, and found that CEUS could be used as a complementary preoperative method of localization with computed tomography angiography (CTA).

Keywords: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasis, hemothorax

DOI: 10.3233/CH-221646

Journal: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, vol. 83, no. 3, pp. 273-278, 2023