Abstract
We have performed selective bronchial arteriography on 4 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 5 cases of bronchiectasis by using Seldinger's method.
On the pulmonary tuberculoma, generally little is found on the dilatation of bronchial arteries, but the slight proliferation and dilatation of the bronchial arteries around the lesions are observed. State of invasion into Gaseous lesion like tumor stain is not observed.
On the bronchiectasis, the trunk of bronchial artery is remarkably dilated and serpiginous along the ectatic bronchi. The exsistence of precapillary anastomoses between the pulmonary and bronchial arteries are characteristic of the bronchiectasis.
This method has been proved of aid in the diagnosis, treatment or study of hemodynamics on the pulmonary diseases.
