Bronchial artery embolization in the control of massive haemoptysis.

Bronchial artery embolization is a useful palliative treatment for life-threatening haemoptyses where 
surgery is contra-indicated. Patients presenting with haemoptyses complicating cystic fibrosis and 
aspergilloma have been embolized. Control of haemoptysis was achieved in the 
former, but late recurrence of haemoptysis in the latter led to 
asphyxiation. 