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Efficacy, safety and usability of bronchial artery embolization using a new anti-reflux microcatheter in the management of haemoptysis.
Angileri, Salvatore Alessio; Rodà, Giovanni Maria; Arrichiello, Antonio; Signorelli, Giulia; Di Meglio, Letizia; Gurgitano, Martina; Di Bartolomeo, Francesco; Ierardi, Anna Maria; Paolucci, Aldo; Carrafiello, Gianpaolo.
Affiliation
  • Angileri SA; Operative Unit of Radiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy. Via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122, Milano, Italy. Ang.alessio@yahoo.it.
  • Rodà GM; Array. giovannimariaroda@gmail.com.
  • Arrichiello A; Postgraduation School in Radiodiagnostics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122, Milan, Italy. arrichielloantonio@gmail.com.
  • Signorelli G; Postgraduation School in Radiodiagnostics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122, Milan, Italy. giulia.signorelli.17@gmail.com.
  • Di Meglio L; Postgraduation School in Radiodiagnostics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122, Milan, Italy. Letiziadimeglio@gmail.com.
  • Gurgitano M; Division of Radiology, IEO European institute of oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy. Martina.gurgitano@gmail.com.
  • Di Bartolomeo F; Postgraduation School in Radiodiagnostics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122, Milan, Italy. francescodibartolomeo@hotmail.com.
  • Ierardi AM; Operative Unit of Radiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy. Via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122, Milano, Italy. Amierardi@yahoo.it.
  • Paolucci A; Operative Unit of Neuroradiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy. aldo.paolucci@policlinico.mi.it.
  • Carrafiello G; Operative Unit of Radiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy. Via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122, Milano, Italy; 5. Department of Health Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122, Milan, Italy. Gcarraf@gmail.
Acta Biomed ; 91(10-S): e2020009, 2020 09 23.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33245068
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

Haemoptysis (Hp) is a potentially life-threatening medical condition. We investigated the safety, efficacy and usability of bronchial artery embolization using a new anti-reflux microcatheter in patients with haemoptysis. MATERIALS AND

METHODS:

The study was held as a single-center retrospective study. Four patients underwent bronchial arterial embolization, using the new microcatheter. Then, we evalueted technical success, immediate clinical success, haemoptysis recurrance rate and safety in reducing reflux complications. Conclusion Bronchial artery embolization for hemoptysis with the new microcatheter is a safe and effective method with high technical and clinical success rates. Short and medium-term results are excellent.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bronchial Arteries / Embolization, Therapeutic Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Acta Biomed Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2020 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Italy

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bronchial Arteries / Embolization, Therapeutic Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Acta Biomed Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2020 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Italy