title: Selective gelfoam embolization of primary racemose haemangioma of the bronchial artery.
abstract: A 54-year-old male presented with haemoptysis. Bronchial arteriography revealed a bent, meandering and dilated bronchial artery with vascular hyperplasia in multiple locations. The patient was diagnosed as having primary racemose haemangioma of the bronchial artery. Using a microcatheter, TorconNB (5 Fr) and Progreat (2.7 Fr), selective gelfoam embolization of the descending branch of the right bronchial artery was performed using the double catheter method. This approach would allow effective treatment of the haemorrhage and avoid spinal cord injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan. sken@oha.toho-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sanno
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hatanaka
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamagishi
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nakazawa
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: Kimio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hosaka
authors.forename: Hirotaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kamemura
mesh_terms: D001981:Bronchial Arteries; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005781:Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D006490:Hemostatics