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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000;18:120-122
© 2000 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Massive haemoptysis due to chronic pancreatitis: control with inferior phrenic artery embolization

Department of Surgery, Teikyo School of Medicine, 2-11 Kaga 2-Chome, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo 173, Japan

Received 11 January 2000; received in revised form 21 March 2000; accepted 26 April 2000.

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Massive haemoptysis is a rare complication of chronic pancreatitis. We describe a patient with massive haemoptysis due to chronic pancreatitis who was treated successfully by means of selective inferior phrenic artery embolization.

Key Words: Massive haemoptysis • Chronic pancreatitis • Pancreaticopleural fistula • Inferior phrenic artery • Embolization

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