Efficacy and safety of treating acute haemoptysis using glue embolization: A retrospective observational study and comparison to the literature.

Introduction: A retrospective observational study of the short-term efficacy and safety of using glue embolization, namely n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBCA), in bronchial artery embolization (BAE) and comparison with the literature. The main aim of the study is to display the safety of this embolic material through standardization of interventional procedure for consideration of NBCA as a possible primary embolic agent in cases of BAE.

Methods: A total of 35 BAE was performed in 31 patients with acute haemoptysis after failure of bronchoscopic therapy using NBCA.