Tuberc Respir Dis TRD Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 0378-0066 The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 10.4046/trd.2002.53.2.209 Case Report Transient Cortical Blindness: A Rare Complication of Bronchial Artery Embolization Oh In Jae M.D. 1 Kim Kyu Sik M.D. 1 Kim Soo Ok M.D. 1 Lee Yeon Kyung M.D. 1 Ju Jin Young M.D. 1 Cho Gye Jung M.D. 1 Park Kyung Hwa M.D. 1 Ko Young Choon M.D. 1 Lim Sung-Chul M.D. 1 3 Kim Young-Chul M.D. 1 3 Park Kyung Ok M.D. 1 3 Yoon Woong M.D. 2 3 Kim Jae-Kyu M.D. 2 3 Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University, Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chonnam National University, Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, Korea. Address for correspondence (kyc0923@jnu.ac.kr) 08 2002 31 08 2002 53 2 209 215 Copyright©2002. The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. All rights reserved. 2002

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.

 Bronchial artery embolization Transient cortical blindness