Massive hemoptysis in a patient with pulmonary embolism, a real therapeutic conundrum

Massive hemoptysis in a patient with pulmonary embolism, a real therapeutic conundrum

Massive Hemoptysis and pulmonary embolism are two very severe and potentially fatal pulmonary emergencies requiring completely different treatments. We present the case of a 45-year old male transmitted to our Hospital for massive hemoptysis who at the same time was found to suffer from pulmonary em...

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Main Authors: Yiolanda Herodotou, Andriana I. Papaioannou, Anna Karakatsani, Lazaros Reppas, Effrosyni D. Manali, Vasiliki Apollonatou, Ioannis Tomos, Elias Brountzos, Spyros Papiris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Pulmonary embolism
Hemoptysis
Computed tomography
Embolization
Fondaparinux
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300711630096X

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