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A rare cause of massive hemoptysis in a child: Bronchial Dieulafoy's disease - the first report of transcatheter treatment in pediatric age.
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Annals of thoracic medicine [Ann Thorac Med] 2020 Oct-Dec; Vol. 15 (4), pp. 244-246. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 10. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- We report a case of bronchial Dieulafoy's disease in the pediatric age. Angio-computed tomography scan and arteriography addressed us to diagnosis. Bronchial endoscopy with biopsy was avoided due to the high risk of developing a life-threatening hemorrhage. Transcatheter embolization of the bleeding bronchial artery was achieved with a MicroPlex <superscript>®</superscript> 10 HyperSoft 3D 3.5 mm × 80 mm System (MicroVention, Tustin, CA, USA). Dieulafoy's disease is an extremely rare lesion in the pediatric age, and the small diameter of the bleeding vessels may complicate the percutaneous approach with procedural failure. Currently, the novel thin and soft detachable coils allowed to widen the transcatheter embolization in the pediatric age.<br />Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.<br /> (Copyright: © 2020 Annals of Thoracic Medicine.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1817-1737
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Annals of thoracic medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33381240
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/atm.ATM_163_20