ArticleSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2020
Ectopic origin of bronchial arteries: still a potential pitfall in embolization.
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- The complex anatomy of the bronchial arteries: a meta-analysis with potential implications for thoracic surgery and hemoptysis treatment.Scientific reports · 2024Pooled it
- The left-sided aortic arch variants: prevalence meta-analysis of imaging studies.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2022Pooled it
- Superselective bronchial artery embolization guided by bronchial artery CT angiography for pediatric hemoptysis and pulmonary hemorrhage: a retrospective single-center study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- The clinical value of dual-phase CT angiography (CTA) of the pulmonary artery and bronchial artery in diagnosing bronchial artery-pulmonary artery fistula.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2025Review
- Improving culprit artery identification with intraprocedural cone-beam CT aortography and its clinical impact in bronchial artery embolization.European radiology · 2025Article
- Massive hemoptysis treated with embolization of an ectopic bronchial artery arising from the right thyrocervical trunk: a case report.CVIR endovascular · 2022Article
- Diagnosis and Embolization of Pulmonary Esophageal Artery Hemoptysis in Lower Lobe Pulmonary Disease: Single-Center Study.Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/HemostasisArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the influence of ectopic origin of bronchial arteries (BAs) on bronchial artery embolization (BAE) for hemoptysis.
methodsCT and angiography images of 50 consecutive sessions in 39 patients (aged 26-93 years; mean, 70.6 years) who underwent BAE for hemoptysis from April 2010 to December 2019 were reviewed. We defined ectopic BA as a systemic artery originating from other than the T5-T6 vertebral level of the descending aorta with course along the major bronchi. The background of patients, number of BAs, culprit arteries, and treatment outcomes were compared between the cases with and without ectopic BAs.
resultsSeventeen patients (43.6%) demonstrated 19 ectopic BAs, originating from the subclavian artery (n = 7), aortic arch above the T5-T6 level (n = 6), internal mammary artery (n = 3), brachiocephalic trunk (n = 2) or lower descending thoracic aorta (n = 1). Total number of BAs in the cases with ectopic BA was significantly greater than those in cases without ectopic BA (p = 0.0062). Required sessions of embolization were similar in the two groups. No procedure-related significant complications were noted; however, four ectopic BAs caused unexpected filling of contrast media or migration of the embolic material from the orthotopic BA to ectopic BA originating from the arch vessels via tiny communication.
conclusionAlthough BAE under the presence of ectopic BA is feasible and safe, detection of BAs with ectopic origin, even of small diameter, is needed to avoid risk of non-target coursing of embolic materials.
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