Bronchial artery embolization for massive hemoptysis

Abstract

Improved angiographic techniques have proved that therapeutic embolization is effective in controlling massive hemorrhage in selected sites of the gastrointestinal trace and CNS. Massive hemoptysis was controlled in 5 cases with use of improved techniques and bronchial artery embolization. Because mortality due to massive hemoptysis in both benign and malignant disease is high, therapeutic bronchial artery embolization is the preferable approach in some cases.