Traumatic pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysms are rare, with only 25 previously documented cases. We present a case of traumatic pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm in a 27-year-old male with concomitant pulmonary embolism which presented eight days after injury. He was treated with coil embolization of the pseudoaneurysm along with inferior vena cava filter placement. This unique case of concomitant traumatic pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm and pulmonary embolism made management challenging given the competing priorities.
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