Bronchial artery embolization is the treatment of choice for the management of life-threatening massive hemoptysis. Chronic pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is one of the rare causes of hemoptysis. Management of hemoptysis in chronic PTE is a point of debate. In this article, we have reported one case of hemoptysis in chronic PTE managed successfully with bronchial artery embolization.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4663871 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.168138 | DOI Listing |
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