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Table 4 Treatment of bronchial Dieulafoy’s disease (N = 90)

From: Dieulafoy’s disease of the bronchus: rare but potentially fatal: a case report and a review of literature

Treatment plan

Number of cases

Proportion (%)

Medical treatment

9

10

Selective bronchial artery embolization only

32

35.6

Selective bronchial artery embolization (unsuccessful) then surgery (lobectomy)

15

16.7

Selective bronchial artery embolization (successful) then surgery (lobectomy)

9

10

Surgery only

15

16.7

Bronchoscopic treatment

  

Freeze + place silica gel stent

Argon ion coagulation

Endotracheal intubation + mechanical ventilation

1

2

4

1.1

2.2

4.4