Retrospective analysis was carried out on intervention treatment and the effects of massive hemoptysis of pulmonary aspergilloma. Twenty-five cases diagnosed as massive hemoptysis of pulmonary aspergilloma were performed with imaging of bronchial arteries and other related blood vessels in order to assess blood vessel type and the number involved in the disease and perform embolotherapy on the ...

BACKGROUND Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO) is a life-saving procedure in patients with both respiratory and cardiac failure. Bleeding complications are common since patients must be maintained on anticoagulation. Massive hemoptysis is a rare complication of ECMO; however, it may result in death if not managed thoughtfully and expeditiously. METHODS A retrospective...

Old tuberculosis and bronchiectasis are the two most important causes of chronic structural changes of lungs in our locality. In the absence of radiologically visible mycetoma, the cause of hemoptysis in these two groups of patients is largely unknown. A 17-month prospective study was carried out to compare the prevalence of Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus flavus antibodies in hemoptysis ...

Masanobu Miyazaki, MD, Department of Internal Medicine VII, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-11 (Japan) Dear Sir, This is the first report of aortobronchial fistula complication in a hemodialysis patient. The patient was 56-year-old male who underwent hemodialysis for 10 years, and complicated aortobronchial fistula with an aortic aneurysm. He died due to massive hemo...

BACKGROUND Hemoptysis is a significant clinical entity with high morbidity and potential mortality. Both medical management (in terms of resuscitation and bronchoscopic interventions) and surgery have severe limitations in these patients population. Bronchial artery embolization (BAE) represents the first-line treatment for hemoptysis. This article discusses clinical analysis, embolization appr...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To assess the indications, yield, and therapeutic impact of flexible bronchoscopy (FB) in patients with hemoptysis and renal insufficiency. DESIGN Retrospective cohort analysis. SETTING Tertiary-care university hospital. PATIENTS Thirty-four patients over a 7.5-year period who underwent FB to evaluate hemoptysis in the setting of renal insufficiency (ie, serum creatinine ...

The classic concept of massive hemoptysis has been replaced by the newer one of life-threatening hemoptysis (LTH), which means any bleeding from the lower respiratory tract that may cause the death of the patient. Although asphyxia is the usual mechanism of death, hypovolemic shock also plays a role in certain cases. The amount of expectorated blood does not always correlate with the actual vol...