Pulmonary artery--bronchial fistula: a new complication of Swan-Ganz catheterization.
A patient with a Swan-Ganz catheter developed massive hemoptysis. Injection of radiographic contrast media through the catheter revealed rapid filling of the tracheo-bronchial tree, consistent with direct pulmonary artery-bronchial communication. Development of hemoptysis in a patient with a Swan-Ganz catheter should alert the clinician to this possibility.
D000368:Aged; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography