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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the immediate and long-term results in 63 patients who underwent transarterial embolization for control of hemoptysis. Overall immediate success rate was 86.1%. At long-term follow-up 50% of patients showed complete remission, 22% partial remission, and 28% recurrent hemoptysis. Hemoptysis remained controlled for a mean of 22 months and a median of 14 months. The long-term results among four disease groups differed substantially. Patients with bronchiectasis showed the best results, followed by those with idiopathic disease and with inflammation; patients with neoplasm showed the worst results.
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Hayakawa, K., Tanaka, F., Torizuka, T. et al. Bronchial artery embolization for hemoptysis: Immediate and long-term results. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 15, 154–158 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02735578
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