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A tale of two embolisations

Matthys Johannes Van Wyk, E Loggenberg
South African Journal of Radiology | Vol 17, No 2 | a248 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v17i2.248 | © 2013 Matthys Johannes Van Wyk, E Loggenberg | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 24 February 2013 | Published: 11 June 2013

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Matthys Johannes Van Wyk, Unit of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of the Free State, South Africa
E Loggenberg, Unit of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of the Free State, South Africa

Abstract

Chronic pulmonary tuberculosis may present as massive haemoptysis. Haemoptysis usually originates from the bronchial artery but the pulmonary artery might be the culprit vessel in recurrent haemoptysis. We present a case where bronchial artery embolisation had to be augmented by pulmonary artery coil embolisation for a Rasmussen's aneurysm after recurrent haemoptysis. In cases where recurrent haemorrhage occurs, sources other than the bronchial artery should be considered.

Keywords

Tuberculosis; Haemoptysis; Rasmussen's aneurysm; embolisation

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