A Case of Massive Hemoptysis due to Dieulafoy's Disease of the Bronchus.

Author: Yeh Rim KANG ¹ ; Jung Woo LEE ; Hee Jung JEON ; Shin Yeop LEE ; Seung Ick CHA ; Tae Ihn PARK ; Jae Yong PARK ; Tae Hoon JUNG ; Chang Ho KIM
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. kimch@knu.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Massive hemoptysis; Dieulafoy's disease; Bronchial artery embolization
MeSH: Arteries; Bronchi; Bronchial Arteries; Hemoptysis; Humans
From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2009;66(1):58-61
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: Dieulafoy's disease of the bronchus is rare but potentially life-threatening, and should be considered in patients with massive hemoptysis, especially from unknown etiology. We report a case of a patient with massive hemoptysis due to bronchial Dieulafoy's disease. He underwent bronchial artery embolization and surgical resection, and the post-operative specimen revealed dilated and tortuous arteries in the submucosa that presented as Dieulafoy's disease of the bronchus.