Swan-Ganz catheter-induced pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm: a case of complete resolution without intervention.
Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm is a well-recognized and potentially lethal complication of pulmonary artery catheterization. A surgical or interventional radiologic approach has been advocated as the treatment of first choice. A pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm developed in 70-year-old woman after the insertion of a Swan-Ganz catheter for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Over a 4-month period the pseudoaneurysm regressed and disappeared radiologically. This represents the first report of such an occurrence. The radiographic findings and review of the literature are discussed.
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Department of Surgery, Camp Hill Medical Centre, Halifax, NS.
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D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000628:therapy; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011859:Radiography; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous