[Endoscopic hemostasis in pulmonary hemorrhage]. / Endoskopicheskii gemostaz pri legochnom krovotechenii.

As the result of applying endoscopic occlusion of the bronchus in complex treatment of 95 patients with pulmonary, predominantly massive, hemorrhage recovery was achieved in 77.9% of cases. Twenty-one patients died. Hemorrhage was the direct cause of death of 5 patients, 16 patients died from advancement of the principal disease, background conditions, and complications of the postoperative period not associated with pulmonary bleeding.