RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Late massive haemoptyses from bronchopulmonary collaterals in infarcted segments following pulmonary embolism
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 463
OP 464
DO 10.1183/09031936.99.13246399
VO 13
IS 2
A1 CS Thomas
A1 J Endrys
A1 A Abul
A1 G Cherian
YR 1999
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/13/2/463.abstract
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.