title: Dieulafoy's disease of the bronchus: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dieulafoy's disease is a vascular anomaly characterized by the presence of a tortuous dysplastic artery in the submucosa. Although frequently occurring in the gastrointestinal tract, multiple cases of Dieulafoy's disease in the bronchus have been reported in the literature.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We report a case of a 15-year-old boy suffering recurrent massive hemoptysis. Bilobectomy stopped bleeding after unsuccessful treatment with embolization of bronchial artery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is concluded a congenital origin of this disease. Angiography and endobronchial ultrasonography can be used to diagnose Dieulafoy's disease of bronchus whereas bronchoscopy biopsy should be avoided. Surgery is needed when embolization fails.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 1 Youyi Road, Yuzhong District, 400016, Chongqing, China. fangyucs@sina.com.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 1 Youyi Road, Yuzhong District, 400016, Chongqing, China. wuqc6@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Qingchen
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 1 Youyi Road, Yuzhong District, 400016, Chongqing, China. fangyucs@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy