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Stopping recurrent blood in cough by sealing the bleeding artery.
Coughing up blood (hemoptysis) — often from old tuberculosis scars, bronchiectasis or chronic lung infection — usually comes from abnormal, fragile bronchial arteries. Massive hemoptysis is life-threatening. Embolisation reaches the bleeding artery from within and seals it, stopping the bleeding without chest surgery.
Identifies the abnormal bronchial arteries responsible for the bleeding.
Through a 2 mm groin entry, each abnormal artery is selectively catheterised and confirmed.
Tiny particles seal the abnormal vessels while normal lung supply is protected.
A short stay to confirm the bleeding has stopped, then treatment of the underlying lung condition continues.
Embolisation controls the bleeding in the large majority of cases. If new abnormal vessels form over time — as chronic lung disease can do — the procedure can be repeated.
Massive hemoptysis is treated as an emergency. Smaller recurrent episodes should be investigated and treated electively — before the big bleed.
No — it stops the bleeding. The underlying TB scarring or bronchiectasis is managed with your pulmonologist.
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Flow Vascular Clinic — 2nd Floor, Sree Krishna Diagnostic Center Building, beside Kalamandir, KPHB Main Road, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500072