title: Bronchial artery arising from the left vertebral artery: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Knowledge of bronchial artery anatomy, including the possible locations of anomalous origin, is essential for complete catheter directed embolization for massive hemoptysis. Undetected anomalous bronchial arteries can be a source of failed bronchial artery embolization. We report a case of a common trunk bronchial artery arising from the left vertebral artery and review standard and variant bronchial artery anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808 DUMC, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Amrhein
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Tony P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Washington