Percutaneous transcatheter vascular embolization for life threatening hemoptysis
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Percutaneous embolotherapy for life-threatening hemoptysis.
STUDY OBJECTIVES The management of life-threatening hemoptysis frequently poses a therapeutic dilemma because such patients are often poor surgical risks. Less often, patients refuse surgical intervention. The value of percutaneous embolotherapy, a useful alternative in these situations, was assessed. DESIGN, SETTING, PATIENTS, INTERVENTIONS Sixteen consecutive patients who underwent percutan...
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عنوان ژورنال: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0422-7638
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcdt.2013.09.009