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Singular observation of a desirable change after bronchial artery embolization for hemoptysis in intracavitary aspergilloma
Aspergillomas are fungal balls developing in pre-existing lung cavities, which are most commonly secondary to tuberculosis. Aspergillomas can cause hemoptysis due to erosion of the blood vessels in cavity walls, which can often be recurrent, massive, and life-threatening. Bronchial artery embolizati...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5510321/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28744084 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijri.IJRI_335_16 |
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author | Prasad, B P K Ray, Brijesh |
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description | Aspergillomas are fungal balls developing in pre-existing lung cavities, which are most commonly secondary to tuberculosis. Aspergillomas can cause hemoptysis due to erosion of the blood vessels in cavity walls, which can often be recurrent, massive, and life-threatening. Bronchial artery embolization is considered to be the treatment of choice for short-term control of hemoptysis, and lobectomy as the definitive treatment for aspergilloma. We present a unique observation in two cases of aspergilloma where the fungal balls disappeared radiologically after bronchial artery embolization performed for massive hemoptysis. |
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spelling | pubmed-55103212017-07-25 Singular observation of a desirable change after bronchial artery embolization for hemoptysis in intracavitary aspergilloma Prasad, B P K Ray, Brijesh Indian J Radiol Imaging Intervention Radiology & Vascular Aspergillomas are fungal balls developing in pre-existing lung cavities, which are most commonly secondary to tuberculosis. Aspergillomas can cause hemoptysis due to erosion of the blood vessels in cavity walls, which can often be recurrent, massive, and life-threatening. Bronchial artery embolization is considered to be the treatment of choice for short-term control of hemoptysis, and lobectomy as the definitive treatment for aspergilloma. We present a unique observation in two cases of aspergilloma where the fungal balls disappeared radiologically after bronchial artery embolization performed for massive hemoptysis. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5510321/ /pubmed/28744084 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijri.IJRI_335_16 Text en Copyright: © 2017 Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Intervention Radiology & Vascular Prasad, B P K Ray, Brijesh Singular observation of a desirable change after bronchial artery embolization for hemoptysis in intracavitary aspergilloma |
title | Singular observation of a desirable change after bronchial artery embolization for hemoptysis in intracavitary aspergilloma |
title_full | Singular observation of a desirable change after bronchial artery embolization for hemoptysis in intracavitary aspergilloma |
title_fullStr | Singular observation of a desirable change after bronchial artery embolization for hemoptysis in intracavitary aspergilloma |
title_full_unstemmed | Singular observation of a desirable change after bronchial artery embolization for hemoptysis in intracavitary aspergilloma |
title_short | Singular observation of a desirable change after bronchial artery embolization for hemoptysis in intracavitary aspergilloma |
title_sort | singular observation of a desirable change after bronchial artery embolization for hemoptysis in intracavitary aspergilloma |
topic | Intervention Radiology & Vascular |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5510321/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28744084 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijri.IJRI_335_16 |
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