Lee Woon-Ha, Jung Gyoo-Sik, Cho Young Duk, Jung Mi-Hee, Cha Tae-Joon
Department of Radiology, Kosin University College of Medicine, 34, Amnam-Dong, Seo-Gu, Busan, 602-702, Korea.
Eur Radiol. 2009 Jul;19(7):1822-5. doi: 10.1007/s00330-008-1145-0. Epub 2009 Jun 5.
Bronchial artery origins are subject to a wide range of anatomic variations, of which interventional radiologists should be aware. The authors report a patient with angina in whom an anomalous bronchial artery originated from the sinus node branch of the right coronary artery, causing a coronary steal phenomenon. The patient's symptom was successfully treated by transcatheter embolisation of the anomalous bronchial artery, which seems to be an effective alternative to surgery.