title: Control of tubercular haemoptysis by bronchial artery embolization.
abstract: Thirty-seven patients presenting with massive or recurrent haemoptysis secondary to tuberculous aetiology were subjected to bronchial artery angiography. Of these, failure, to catheterize the bleeding vessel occurred in two patients while embolization was withheld in two patients due to the presence of anterior spinal artery arising from a common intercosto-bronchial trunk. Immediate arrest of bleeding was performed in the remaining 33 patients by selective embolization of the abnormal bronchial arteries with a resorbable material (Gelfoam). Regular follow up for a duration of 6 months after the procedure revealed relapse of haemoptysis in four patients; three were treated by re-embolization of the abnormal bleeding vessels while one patient died due to aspiration immediately on admission. No recurrence of bleeding was seen in the remaining 29 patients. It is concluded that bronchial artery embolization is an effective treatment for immediate control of life-threatening haemoptysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mayekar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rananavare
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maniar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matthews Joseph
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Doshi
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001981:Bronchial Arteries; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005781:Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D006490:Hemostatics