Transcatheter embolization of bronchial artery arising from left circumflex coronary artery in a patient with massive hemoptysis.
It has been reported that anastomoses between the bronchial and the coronary arteries can become dilated and functional in certain diseases, provoking angina pectoris through coronary steal syndrome. The condition can be treated with endovascular or surgical management. It is possible that this abnormality may be associated with hemoptysis in patients with parenchymal or vascular disease of the lung but this condition is very rare. We present the coronary CT angiographic findings of bronchial arteries arising from the left coronary artery and their treatment with transcatheter embolization for the control of massive hemoptysis.
Cho
Jaemin
J
Department of Radiology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Republic of Korea.
Shin
Taebeom
T
Jun
Kyeongneo
K
Ryoo
Jaeuk
J
Choi
Hocheol
H
Choi
Bongryeong
B
Hwang
Jinyong
J
D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged