Bronchial artery embolization in the management of pulmonary parenchymal endometriosis with hemoptysis.
Pulmonary parenchymal endometriosis is extremely rare and usually manifests itself with a recurrent hemoptysis associated with the menstrual cycle. The therapies proposed for women with endometriosis consist of medical treatments and surgery. Bronchial artery embolization has become a well-established and minimally invasive treatment modality for hemoptysis, and to the best of our knowledge, it has not been reported in pulmonary endometriosis. We report a case of pulmonary parenchymal endometriosis treated with embolotheraphy for hemoptysis.
Kervancioglu
Selim
S
Department of Radiology, Gaziantep University Medical Faculty, 27310 Sehitkamil, Gaziantep, Turkey. skervancioglu@yahoo.com
Andic
Cagatay
C
Bayram
Nazan
N
Telli
Cumali
C
Sarica
Akif
A
Sirikci
Akif
A
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001981:Bronchial Arteries; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome