[Usefulness of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for the Treatment of Massive Hemoptysis Due to Bronchiectasis;Report of Two Cases].

Massive hemoptysis caused by bronchiectasis threatens life, so early bronchial arterial embolization (BAE) is needed. In case 1, a 80-year-old female complained of hemoptysis and back pain caused by bronchiectasis and Stanford type B aortic dissection. In case 2, a 78-year-old male had history of the surgery of descending thoracic aortic aneurysm and bronchiectasis combined with aortopulmonary fistula. Both cases in bronchiectasis with massive hemoptysis were difficult to perform BAE due to complicated with acute aortic dissection and aortopulmonary fistula. We applied Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) to these cases by its occlusive effects of the orifice of bronchial artery and collateral flow from intercostal arteries. Their postoperative courses were satisfactory without hemoptysis. We suggest that TEVAR can become the one of the option for the treatment of massive hemoptysis that is not indicated to BAE.