The Novel Use of the Amplatzer Occlusion Device to Aid in the Treatment of Massive Hemoptysis

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Amit K. Mahajan James Thompson Jessica McLaughlin Priyana Patel

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Amit K. Mahajan
Interventional Pulmonology and Complex Airways Disease Program, Division of Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Pulmonology, Inova Fairfax Medical Center, Falls Church, VA

A B S T R A C T

Massive hemoptysis is generally used to describe the expectoration of a large amount of blood and/or a rapid rate of bleeding, although the precise thresholds that constitute massive hemoptysis are controversial. Unfortunately, few options exist for the treatment of active bleeding from benign airway lesions. This case report highlights a challenging clinical situation where placement of an Amplatzer occlusion device over a proximal bleeding vessel resulted in cessation of hemorrhage until vascular embolization could be performed. The use of the Amplatzer occlusion device within the airways can be an effective intervention to aid in the treatment of massive hemoptysis.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Sat 28, Dec 2019
Accepted: Fri 17, Jan 2020
Published: Thu 30, Jan 2020

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© 2023 Amit K. Mahajan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.JSCR.2020.01.01