Dieulafoy's disease of the bronchus

Thorax. 1995 Jun;50(6):697-8. doi: 10.1136/thx.50.6.697.

Abstract

Dieulafoy's vascular malformation has not been described outside the gastrointestinal tract. Two cases are reported in which this vascular abnormality arose in right lower lobe bronchi, both of which presented with massive haemoptysis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bronchial Arteries / abnormalities*
  • Bronchial Arteries / pathology
  • Female
  • Hemoptysis / etiology*
  • Hemoptysis / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged