Clinical outcome of bronchial artery embolization for hemoptysis from pulmonary aspergilloma: comparison with other diseases

The aim of this study is to clarify the clinical outcome of bronchial artery embolization (BAE) for hemoptysis from pulmonary aspergilloma, in comparison with the outcome for other diseases. Fifty-six patients, 34 males and 22 females, with a median age of 70 years (range, 32–92), underwent BAE using gelatin sponge and/or glue, between April 2003 and July 2015. The etiology of hemoptysis was pulmonary aspergilloma in 9 (PA group) and other...