Tuberc Respir Dis.
2002 Aug;53(2):209-215. 10.4046/trd.2002.53.2.209.
Transient Cortical Blindness: A Rare Complication of Bronchial Artery Embolization
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University, Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. kyc0923@jnu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chonnam National University, Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
- 3Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, Korea.
- KMID: 1320437
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2002.53.2.209
Abstract
- Bronchial artery embolization (BAE) is a well accepted and effective treatment for massive and recurrent hemoptysis. However, several complications of BAE have been reported. Cortical blindness is defined as a loss of vision caused by bilateral occipital lobe lesions with normal pupillary light reflexes and a normal fundus. The reported incidence of transient cortical blindness (TCB) after cerebrovertebral angiography is approximately 1%. Two cases of TCB after BAE were found from a Medline search. Here, we report another case of TCB who was treated with BAE for a massive hemoptysis.
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