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Massive hemoptysis due to anastomosis between the left phrenic artery and pulmonary arteries/veins.

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Massive hemoptysis is a serious medical condition or emergency which needs immediate treatment. It typically appears in the bronchial arteries and can be caused by a wide range of pulmonary… Click to show full abstract

Massive hemoptysis is a serious medical condition or emergency which needs immediate treatment. It typically appears in the bronchial arteries and can be caused by a wide range of pulmonary diseases. This report is based on a very rare case of a patient bleeding from an anastomosis between the left phrenic artery and pulmonary arteries/veins. In this case, the chest computed tomography had detected changes which required doctors to perform a successful embolization.

Keywords: phrenic artery; artery pulmonary; pulmonary arteries; massive hemoptysis; anastomosis left; left phrenic

Journal Title: Advances in respiratory medicine
Year Published: 2020

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