Abstract
Bronchial artery embolization (BAE) is an established minimally invasive treatment
for massive or recurrent haemoptysis. Anterior spinal artery (ASA) infarct is an uncommon
but serious complication of the procedure. The interventional radiologist doing these
procedures must be well versed with the bronchial artery anatomy, its variations,
and its relation with ASA to avoid this dreaded complication. The authors report a
case in which the patient developed monoparesis and mild transient autonomic dysfunction
post BAE but magnetic resonance imaging of spine showed diffuse symmetric cord involvement
in ASA territory from D1–D4 level.
Keywords
bronchial artery embolization - anterior spinal artery infarct - monoparesis
