title: Bronchial artery embolization for hemoptysis: immediate and long-term results.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the immediate and long-term results in 63 patients who underwent transarterial embolization for control of hemoptysis. Overall immediate success rate was 86.1%. At long-term follow-up 50% of patients showed complete remission, 22% partial remission, and 28% recurrent hemoptysis. Hemoptysis remained controlled for a mean of 22 months and a median of 14 months. The long-term results among four disease groups differed substantially. Patients with bronchiectasis showed the best results, followed by those with idiopathic disease and with inflammation; patients with neoplasm showed the worst results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kyoto City Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Torizuka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitsumori
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okuno
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Misaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001981:Bronchial Arteries; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000150:complications; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications; D012008:Recurrence