Video-assisted thoracic resection of a rare ectopic mediastinal bronchial artery aneurysm

To the Editor:Bronchial artery aneurysm(BAA)is a rare but potentially fatal disease.BAA is reported in less than 1%of all selective bronchial arteriographies.[1]The primary treatment is endovascular therapy,including transcatheter arterial embolization or aortic stent-graft placement.Surgical treatment can be considered for patients with treatment failure,recurrence or contraindications to endovascular therapy.Herein,we present a rare case of an ectopic mediastinal bronchial artery aneurysm that was successfully resected via video-assisted thoracic surgery(VATS).