Endobronchial embolization for life-threatening hemoptysis with Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot.
Sze Shyang KhoSwee Kim ChanMei Ching YongSiew Teck TiePublished in: BMC research notes (2017)
The utmost priority in managing life-threatening hemoptysis is to prevent airway flooding. Endobronchial embolization with Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot is useful as a temporary measure before definitive therapy, or can itself be the main therapeutic player in the hemoptysis armament for high-risk patients.