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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:1440
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Correspondence

Embolization of anomalous systemic lobar artery

Werner F. Brühlmann, MDa

a Institut für Röntgendiagnostik, Stadtspital Triemli Zürich, Birmensdorferstr. 497, CH-8063 Zürich, Switzerland

To the Editor

Yamanaka and associates [1] presented four very interesting case reports and a review of the English-language literature on anomalous systemic arterial supply to normal basal segments of the left lower lobe, a rare condition, and its surgical therapy. We [2] embolized the systemic artery in a patient who was seen with massive hemoptysis. The success of this method was demonstrated by clinical and angiographic follow-up. In our opinion, embolotherapy can be considered a less invasive treatment, at least in patients who have a dual (systemic and pulmonary artery) supply to the affected segment.

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  1. Yamanaka A., Hirai T., Fujimoto T., Hase M., Noguchi M., Konishi F. Anomalous systemic arterial supply to normal basal segments of the left lower lobe. Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:332-338.
  2. Brühlmann W., Weishaupt D., Goebel N., Imhof E. Therapeutic embolization of a systemic arterialization of lung without sequestration. Eur Radiol 1998;8:355-358.

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