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Bronchial arteriography and embolotherapy for hemoptysis in patients with cystic fibrosis

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Bronchial arteriography and embolotherapy were performed to control hemoptysis in 11 patients with advanced stages of cystic fibrosis. Two patients suffered massive, 1 moderate, and 8 mild but recurrent hemoptysis. The embolization procedures were performed with Gelfoam, Ivalon, and coils in one to four separate procedures. Altogether, 19 of 20 procedures were successful, with follow-up periods ranging from 9 months to 8 years. No serious complications were encountered except for one femoral artery pseudoaneurysm which required surgical repair. Rapid digital subtraction angiography and “roadmapping” were considered helpful in avoiding the complication of reflux embolization and expediting the procedures. Bronchial embolization is a life-saving procedure for severe hemoptysis in patients with cystic fibrosis and is considered safe enough to include the indications of moderate and mild/recurrent hemoptysis to improve the quality of life in these patients.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

    Ina L. D. Tonkin M.D. & Phillip George

  2. Department of Radiology, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

    Scott L. Baum, Morris L. Gavant & Robert E. Gold

  3. Department of Pediatrician, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

    Aram S. Hanissian

  4. Department of Radiology, The University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA

    Warren J. Green

  5. Department of Radiology, LeBonheur Children's Medical Center, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 848 Adams Ave., 38103, Memphis, TN, USA

    Ina L. D. Tonkin M.D. & Thomas F. Boulden

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Tonkin, I.L.D., Hanissian, A.S., Boulden, T.F. et al. Bronchial arteriography and embolotherapy for hemoptysis in patients with cystic fibrosis. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 14, 241–246 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02578470

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