Rupture of pulmonary artery induced by Swan-Ganz catheter: success of coil embolization.
A 75-year-old woman suffered severe haemoptysis after insertion of a Swan-Ganz catheter in an intensive care unit. Control of the pulmonary artery haemorrhage was quickly and successfully achieved with stainless steel coils as the embolic material.
Tayoro
J
J
Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Bretonneau, Tours, France.
Dequin
P F
PF
Delhommais
A
A
Alison
D
D
Perrotin
D
D
D000368:Aged; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture / Q000628:therapy