Table 3.
Characteristics of nine patients with technical failure
| Patient | Details of embolized arteries | Technical outcome | Clinical outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Right bronchial artery | Success | No clinical improvement, surgically treateda |
| Left bronchial artery | Failure (selection failure) | ||
| 2 | Right bronchial artery | Success | Improved, recurred |
| Intercostal artery | Success | ||
| Left bronchial artery | Failure (selection failure) | ||
| 3 | Both bronchial arteries | Success | Improved |
| Intercostal artery | Failure (selection failure) | ||
| 4 | Right bronchial artery | Success | Improved |
| Left bronchial artery | Failure (selection failure) | ||
| 5 | Both bronchial arteries | Success | Improved, recurred |
| Right internal mammary artery | Failure (selection failure) | ||
| 6 | Both bronchial arteries | Success | Improved, recurred |
| Thyrocervial trunk | Success | ||
| Aberrant bronchial artery | Failure (selection failure) | ||
| 7 | Left bronchial artery | Success | Improved |
| Right bronchial artery | Failure (arterial dissection) | ||
| 8 | Both bronchial arteries | Success | Improved |
| Aberrant bronchial artery | Failure (selection failure) | ||
| 9 | Both bronchial arteries | Success | Improved |
| Left internal mammary artery | Success | ||
| Intercostal artery | Failure (arterial dissection) |
Technical failure was not a complete failure, but a failure of embolization of some vessel after embolization of most target vessels. aThe patient underwent left upper lobectomy of lung