Swan-Ganz catheter-induced rupture of the pulmonary artery: successful early management by transcatheter embolization.
An 84-year-old patient with severe aortic valve stenosis suffered Swan-Ganz catheter-induced massive pulmonary hemorrhage. Immediate therapeutic embolism of the segmental artery by using a liquid, tissue-adhesive, occlusive agent (isobutyl-2-cyanoacrylate) controlled bleeding.
Jondeau
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Department of Cardiology, Hopital Ambroise Paré, Boulogne, France.
Lacombe
P
P
Rocha
P
P
Rigaud
M
M
Hardy
A
A
Bourdarias
J P
JP
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002015:Bucrylate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D012421:Rupture
D002015:Bucrylate