Table 3 Characteristics of nine patients with technical failure
From: Feasibility and outcomes of bronchial artery embolization in patients with non-massive hemoptysis
Patient | Details of embolized arteries | Technical outcome | Clinical outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Right bronchial artery | Success | No clinical improvement, surgically treateda |
Left bronchial artery | Failure (selection failure) | ||
2 | Right bronchial artery | Success | Improved, recurred |
Intercostal artery | Success | ||
Left bronchial artery | Failure (selection failure) | ||
3 | Both bronchial arteries | Success | Improved |
Intercostal artery | Failure (selection failure) | ||
4 | Right bronchial artery | Success | Improved |
Left bronchial artery | Failure (selection failure) | ||
5 | Both bronchial arteries | Success | Improved, recurred |
Right internal mammary artery | Failure (selection failure) | ||
6 | Both bronchial arteries | Success | Improved, recurred |
Thyrocervial trunk | Success | ||
Aberrant bronchial artery | Failure (selection failure) | ||
7 | Left bronchial artery | Success | Improved |
Right bronchial artery | Failure (arterial dissection) | ||
8 | Both bronchial arteries | Success | Improved |
Aberrant bronchial artery | Failure (selection failure) | ||
9 | Both bronchial arteries | Success | Improved |
Left internal mammary artery | Success | ||
Intercostal artery | Failure (arterial dissection) |