Visualization of left bronchial-to-coronary artery communication after distal bronchial artery embolization for bronchiectasis |
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Authors: | Nobuaki Miyazono M.D. Hiroki Inoue Akira Hori Ichiroh Kanetsuki Jurio Shimada Masayuki Nakajo |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka Kagoshima-shi, 891-01 Kagoshima, Japan |
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Abstract: | We present a 44-year-old woman in whom a bronchialto-coronary artery communication via the conus branch was discovered after distal bronchial artery embolization with gelatin sponge for hemoptysis. If this bronchial-to-coronary artery anastomosis, not visible prior to embolization, had been inadvertently embolized, the patient could have developed a myocardial infarction. To reduce the likelihood of a serious complication, the possibility of this anastomosis should be kept in mind and angiography should be repeated before attempting proximal bronchial artery embolization. |
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Keywords: | Bronchial-to-coronary artery anastomosis Bronchial artery embolization Hemoptysis |
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