The two main sources of blood supply to the lungs and their supporting structures are the pulmonary and bronchial arteries. The bronchial arteries account for 1% of the cardiac output but can be recruited to provide additional systemic circulation to the lungs in various acquired and congenital thoracic disorders. An understanding of bronchial artery anatomy and function is important in the ide...

Summary Hepatosplenic γ/δ T-cell lymphoma (HSTL) is a very rare, aggressive extranodal affecting mainly young adults. Clinically, presents with symptomatic hepatosplenomegaly and systemic symptoms but without lymphadenopathy. The diagnosis confirmed after careful evaluation of bone marrow liver biopsies or, in some cases, diagnostic splenectomy. Overall, survival short regardless chemotherapy r...

BACKGROUND There is growing evidence to support bronchoscopic resection of well-circumscribed typical carcinoids. However, massive bleeding and risk of recurrence can potentially complicate this approach. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the safety and feasibility of endobronchial resection of carcinoids preceded by bronchial artery embolization. METHODS Five patients with cen...

A 72-year-old woman with a history of malignant lymphoma was referred to our hospital for the treatment of a bronchial artery aneurysm. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed a round, 30 mm-diameter fusiform aneurysm with two tortuous inflow arteries. We deployed thoracic stent grafting to cover the orifice of the two inflow arteries without transcatheter bronchial arterial embolization. Postoper...

Massive hemoptysis is a life-threatening condition and can lead to asphyxiation. This is a retrospective review of 101 patients hospitalized with massive hemoptysis at Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand, between January 1993 and December 2002. The male to female ratio was 2.1:1. The average age was 47.1 (SD 16.8) years. Half the subjects were farmers and three-fourths had an underlying d...

Hemoptysis is a crucial entity taking into account its morbidity and mortality. Pulmonary tuberculosis the leading cause for massive hemoptysis in our part of world, which if left untreated may be life threatening. We present case 37-year-old male patient with pulmonary concurrent thromboembolism presenting hemoptysis, was successfully managed Bronchial Artery Embolization. This represents that...