Approach to diagnosis and pathological examination in bronchial Dieulafoy disease: a case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are limited series concerning Dieulafoy disease of the bronchus. We describe the clinical presentation of a series of 7 patients diagnosed with Dieulafoy disease of the bronchus and provide information about the pathological diagnosis approach.

Patients and methods

A retrospective review of patients who underwent surgery for massive and unexplained recurrent hemoptysis in a referral center during a 11-year period.

Results

Seven heavy smoker (49 pack years) patients (5 males) mean aged 54 years experienced a massive hemoptysis (350-1000 ml) unrelated to a known lung disease and frequently recurrent. Bronchial contrast extravasation was observed in 3 patients, combining both CT scan and bronchial arteriography. Efficacy of bronchial artery embolization

SUBMITTER: Parrot A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2529287 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature