[Bronchial artery embolization as a treatment for massive hemoptysis. A case report].
A 47 year old male was admitted to the pulmonary medicine department in Landspítali University Hospital following a three day episode of massive hemoptysis but prior to admission he had been suffering from a dry cough for several weeks. Neither bronchoscopy nor a CT scan revealed the cause of bleeding and he was treated for bronchitis. Subsequently the bleeding stopped and he was discharged on Friday for a follow-up bronchoscopy to be performed three days later but only for that study to reveal continued bleeding and he was therefore readmitted. Two days later a selective bronchial arteriography was performed, showing vascular hyperemia and a bleeding site which was treated accordingly with endovascular embolization. Hemoptysis has not recurred on follow-up.
Gunnarsson
Oervar
O
Department of Lung diseases, Landspítali University Hospital, Fossvogi, 108 Reykjavík, Iceland.
Bjoernsson
Ey'thorn'ór
E
Reynisson
Kristbjoern
K
D001981:Bronchial Arteries; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006940:Hyperemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome