MASSIVE HEMOPTYSIS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED BY MODIFIED BRONCHOSCOPIC BALLOON TAMPONADE TECHNIQUE

Authors
KATO R SAWAFUJI M KAWAMURA M KIKUCHI K KOBAYASHI K
Citation
R. Kato et al., MASSIVE HEMOPTYSIS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED BY MODIFIED BRONCHOSCOPIC BALLOON TAMPONADE TECHNIQUE, Chest, 109(3), 1996, pp. 842-843
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
109
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
842 - 843
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1996)109:3<842:MHSTBM>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A 60-year-old man with massive hemoptysis was treated successfully by modified bronchoscopic balloon tamponade technique. Compared with prev iously reported techniques, the modified technique requires no special catheter, no complicated maneuver, and is able to be applied to more massive bleeding.