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  • Title: [Case of intractable hemoptysis controlled by bronchial occlusion with an Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot (EWS)].
    Author: Fujii A, Misumi Y, Hiyama J, Koshizuka H, Miyakawa Y, Hayashi A.
    Journal: Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi; 2008 May; 46(5):416-9. PubMed ID: 18517020.
    Abstract:
    A man in his eighties with massive hemoptysis was referred to our hospital in order to control the bleeding. Chest computed tomography (CT) indicated that the hemoptysis originated from the right upper lobe. We performed arterial embolization twice, but failed to stop it. A surgical lobectomy was considered to be very difficult to perform because of his poor general condition and the strong adhesions between the right upper lobe and parietal pleura. We therefore performed fiberoptic bronchoscopy and plugged 4 EWS (Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot) into his right B1b, B1, B2, B3, and this procedure was able to successfully and completely control the hemoptysis. Bronchial occlusion with EWS has been developed in order to treat patients with intractable pneumothorax, pyothorax with bronchial fistula and similar problems. Our findings suggest that this method is also highly effective in controlling hemoptysis in cases in which arterial embolization is unable to stop the bleeding or surgery is difficult to perform.
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