PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - CS Thomas
AU  - J Endrys
AU  - A Abul
AU  - G Cherian
TI  - Late massive haemoptyses from bronchopulmonary collaterals in infarcted segments following pulmonary embolism
AID  - 10.1183/09031936.99.13246399
DP  - 1999 Feb 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - 463--464
VI  - 13
IP  - 2
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/13/2/463.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/13/2/463.full
SO  - Eur Respir J1999 Feb 01; 13
AB  - Massive, recurrent haemoptyses requiring blood transfusions occurred in a patient who had been diagnosed as having pulmonary thromboembolism 3 months earlier. To the authors' knowledge this is the first case report of this kind, in which massive haemoptyses were proved to be caused by large bronchopulmonary collaterals that had developed in the infarcted lung segments affected by embolism. Selective embolization of the collaterals proved to be therapeutic and life saving.