Aortic pseudoaneurysm in a child with a left mainstem bronchial stent

To report a case of aortic pseudoaneurysm in a child with a metallic bronchial stent. Design: Case report and literature review. Setting: Pediatric intensive care unit at a freestanding tertiary children's hospital. Patient: A 12-yr-old boy with a left mainstem bronchomalacia managed with a metallic stent presenting with bleeding from his tracheostomy. Interventions: Emergent flexible tracheobronchoscopy, computed tomography angiogram. Measurements and Main Results: Discovery of a pseudoaneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta adjacent to the bronchial stent. Conclusions: We report the first case of an aortic pseudoaneurysm in association with a bronchial stent in a child. (Pediatr Crit Care Med 2008; 9: e31-e34).