title: Bronchial artery arising from the left gastric artery in a patient with massive haemoptysis.
abstract: This report describes a bronchial artery originating from the left gastric artery in a patient with recurrent massive haemoptysis caused by chronic pulmonary tuberculosis. The artery was not evident on the initial angiographic work-up including thoracic aortography, but it was evident in the selective angiography upon follow-up study. Haemoptysis was successfully controlled with transarterial embolisation. The left gastric artery should be included as a location for the possible origin of the bronchial artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 633-165, Gaegeum 2-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: In
authors.forename: J-I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: A-W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging