📖 Overview
Bronchial artery embolization (BAE) controls haemoptysis (coughing blood) by blocking the abnormal bronchial arteries responsible for bleeding. Under fluoroscopic guidance, a catheter is advanced via the femoral artery to the bronchial arteries, which are then embolized with particles or coils.
BAE is effective in 85–95% of cases for acute control of haemoptysis. It is the first-line treatment for massive haemoptysis in patients with benign lung disease (bronchiectasis, tuberculosis sequelae, aspergillosis) where surgery is high-risk.
🎯 Indications
- Massive haemoptysis (>200 mL/24h) — emergency or urgent BAE
- Recurrent haemoptysis despite medical treatment
- Haemoptysis in bronchiectasis, post-tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis
- Pulmonary aspergillosis — chronic cavitary disease with bleeding
- Haemoptysis in lung cancer (palliative)
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