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Bronchial Artery Embolization in the Management of Pulmonary Parenchymal Endometriosis with Hemoptysis

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Pulmonary parenchymal endometriosis is extremely rare and usually manifests itself with a recurrent hemoptysis associated with the menstrual cycle. The therapies proposed for women with endometriosis consist of medical treatments and surgery. Bronchial artery embolization has become a well-established and minimally invasive treatment modality for hemoptysis, and to the best of our knowledge, it has not been reported in pulmonary endometriosis. We report a case of pulmonary parenchymal endometriosis treated with embolotheraphy for hemoptysis.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Gaziantep University Medical Faculty, 27310 Sehitkamil, Gaziantep, Turkey

    Selim Kervancioglu, Cagatay Andic, Cumali Telli, Akif Sarica & Akif Sirikci

  2. Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Gaziantep University Medical Faculty, Sehitkamil, Gaziantep, Turkey

    Nazan Bayram

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Kervancioglu, S., Andic, C., Bayram, N. et al. Bronchial Artery Embolization in the Management of Pulmonary Parenchymal Endometriosis with Hemoptysis. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 31, 824–827 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-007-9284-2

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