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Bronchial artery dilatation

MedGen UID:
1783779
•Concept ID:
C5539556
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Bronchial artery enlargement; Dilatation of a bronchial artery
 
HPO: HP:0033390

Definition

Increased caliber of a bronchial artery, which can be defined as a bronchial artery diameter that exceeds 2 mm. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBronchial artery dilatation

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A retrospective study on the management of massive hemoptysis by bronchial artery embolization: risk factors associated with recurrence of hemoptysis.
Li H, Ding X, Zhai S, Gao K
BMC Pulm Med 2023 Mar 16;23(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s12890-023-02371-1. PMID: 36927574Free PMC Article
Management of bronchiectasis in adults.
Visser SK, Bye P, Morgan L
Med J Aust 2018 Aug 20;209(4):177-183. doi: 10.5694/mja17.01195. PMID: 30107772
Endovascular treatment of haemoptysis: medium and long-term assessment.
Racil H, Rajhi H, Ben Naceur R, Chabbou A, Bouecha H, Mnif N
Diagn Interv Imaging 2013 Jan;94(1):38-44. Epub 2012 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2012.05.010. PMID: 23246187

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor Improves Bronchial Artery Dilatation Detected by Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
Wucherpfennig L, Triphan SMF, Wege S, Kauczor HU, Heussel CP, Sommerburg O, Stahl M, Mall MA, Eichinger M, Wielpütz MO
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2023 Nov;20(11):1595-1604. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202302-168OC. PMID: 37579262
Radiological findings and outcomes of bronchial artery embolization in cryptogenic hemoptysis.
Kervancioglu S, Bayram N, Gelebek Yilmaz F, Sanli M, Sirikci A
J Korean Med Sci 2015 May;30(5):591-7. Epub 2015 Apr 15 doi: 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.5.591. PMID: 25931790Free PMC Article
Bronchial arteries: anatomy, function, hypertrophy, and anomalies.
Walker CM, Rosado-de-Christenson ML, Martínez-Jiménez S, Kunin JR, Wible BC
Radiographics 2015 Jan-Feb;35(1):32-49. doi: 10.1148/rg.351140089. PMID: 25590386
Cardiovascular parameters to assess the severity of acute pulmonary embolism with computed tomography.
Zhao DJ, Ma DQ, He W, Wang JJ, Xu Y, Guan CS
Acta Radiol 2010 May;51(4):413-9. doi: 10.3109/02841851003649266. PMID: 20380604
Bronchial artery dilatation on MDCT scans of patients with acute pulmonary embolism: comparison with chronic or recurrent pulmonary embolism.
Hasegawa I, Boiselle PM, Hatabu H
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2004 Jan;182(1):67-72. doi: 10.2214/ajr.182.1.1820067. PMID: 14684514

Diagnosis

Bronchial arteries: anatomy, function, hypertrophy, and anomalies.
Walker CM, Rosado-de-Christenson ML, Martínez-Jiménez S, Kunin JR, Wible BC
Radiographics 2015 Jan-Feb;35(1):32-49. doi: 10.1148/rg.351140089. PMID: 25590386
The use of bronchial arteries in the characterization of primary lung cancer: an MDCT study.
Kurt A, Tan S, Tatar İG, İpek A, Karaoğlanoğlu M
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2014 Mar-Apr;38(2):169-73. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3182aa6753. PMID: 24448502
Cardiovascular parameters to assess the severity of acute pulmonary embolism with computed tomography.
Zhao DJ, Ma DQ, He W, Wang JJ, Xu Y, Guan CS
Acta Radiol 2010 May;51(4):413-9. doi: 10.3109/02841851003649266. PMID: 20380604
Bronchial artery dilatation on MDCT scans of patients with acute pulmonary embolism: comparison with chronic or recurrent pulmonary embolism.
Hasegawa I, Boiselle PM, Hatabu H
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2004 Jan;182(1):67-72. doi: 10.2214/ajr.182.1.1820067. PMID: 14684514
Thoracic sequelae and complications of tuberculosis.
Kim HY, Song KS, Goo JM, Lee JS, Lee KS, Lim TH
Radiographics 2001 Jul-Aug;21(4):839-58; discussion 859-60. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.21.4.g01jl06839. PMID: 11452057

Prognosis

Usefulness of standard computed tomography pulmonary angiography performed for acute pulmonary embolism for identification of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: results of the InShape III study.
Ende-Verhaar YM, Meijboom LJ, Kroft LJM, Beenen LFM, Boon GJAM, Middeldorp S, Nossent EJ, Symersky P, Huisman MV, Bogaard HJ, Vonk Noordegraaf A, Klok FA
J Heart Lung Transplant 2019 Jul;38(7):731-738. Epub 2019 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.03.003. PMID: 30962147
The use of bronchial arteries in the characterization of primary lung cancer: an MDCT study.
Kurt A, Tan S, Tatar İG, İpek A, Karaoğlanoğlu M
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2014 Mar-Apr;38(2):169-73. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3182aa6753. PMID: 24448502

Clinical prediction guides

Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor Improves Bronchial Artery Dilatation Detected by Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
Wucherpfennig L, Triphan SMF, Wege S, Kauczor HU, Heussel CP, Sommerburg O, Stahl M, Mall MA, Eichinger M, Wielpütz MO
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2023 Nov;20(11):1595-1604. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202302-168OC. PMID: 37579262
Usefulness of standard computed tomography pulmonary angiography performed for acute pulmonary embolism for identification of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: results of the InShape III study.
Ende-Verhaar YM, Meijboom LJ, Kroft LJM, Beenen LFM, Boon GJAM, Middeldorp S, Nossent EJ, Symersky P, Huisman MV, Bogaard HJ, Vonk Noordegraaf A, Klok FA
J Heart Lung Transplant 2019 Jul;38(7):731-738. Epub 2019 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.03.003. PMID: 30962147
The use of bronchial arteries in the characterization of primary lung cancer: an MDCT study.
Kurt A, Tan S, Tatar İG, İpek A, Karaoğlanoğlu M
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2014 Mar-Apr;38(2):169-73. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3182aa6753. PMID: 24448502
Bronchial artery dilatation on MDCT scans of patients with acute pulmonary embolism: comparison with chronic or recurrent pulmonary embolism.
Hasegawa I, Boiselle PM, Hatabu H
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2004 Jan;182(1):67-72. doi: 10.2214/ajr.182.1.1820067. PMID: 14684514

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