Major hemoptysis in a child with cystic fibrosis from multiple aberrant bronchial arteries treated with tranexamic acid

Treatment of recurrent hemoptysis in a c

Treatment of recurrent hemoptysis in a child with cystic fibrosis by repeated bronchial artery embolizations and long-term tranexamic acid

✍ L.T.K. Wong; Y.P. Liliquist; G. Culham; B.P. DeJong; A.G.F. Davidson 📂 Article 📅 1996 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 510 KB

The course of a 12-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis (CF) and with recurrent hemoptysis since age 8 years is described. Conservative measures failed to control her bleeding. Hemoptysis was only partially controlled by repeated bronchial arterial embolizations. However, the addition of tranexamic ac