title: Rupture of pulmonary artery induced by Swan-Ganz catheter: success of coil embolization.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Bretonneau, Tours, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tayoro
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Dequin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delhommais
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alison
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Perrotin
mesh_terms: 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