Abstract
Hemoptysis can be dened as the coughing of blood or blood tinged sputum derived from the bronchial airways or lung parenchyma as a result of bronchial or pulmonary hemorrhage. Massive hemoptysis is an emergent and life-threatening condition with a broad range of underlying causes. Various treatment options for hemoptysis include conservative medical management, bronchial artery embolization and denitive surgical resection. Surgical resection is not possible in those patients associated with poor pulmonary reserve. Alone conservative management also carries higher risk of mortality rate in these cases. Early management with bronchial artery embolization can signicantly reduce the mortality in these patients. Proper techniques, results, and possible complications of BAE should be taken in mind and the same applies for the characteristics of the various embolic agents used in the procedure. In cases of recurrences, the procedure can be repeated effectively.This study done to know efcacy and safety of bronchial artery embolization in controlling hemoptysis. Study was done in Department of Radiology Lokmanya Tilak Medical College and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital Sion Mumbai India over a period of 3 years. With its low recurrence rates and low procedure related complications BAE remains one of the best palliative and minimally invasive procedure for management of patients with hemoptysis including those who are unt to undergo or unwilling for more invasive managements such as surgery
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