title: Vena cava air embolism after traumatic Foley catheter placement.
abstract: We report a case of traumatic Foley catheter placement and manipulation that resulted in a large, symptomatic, vena cava air embolism confirmed on computed tomography. To the best of our knowledge, our report represents the first case of a large, symptomatic, vena cava air embolism as a direct result of Foley catheter trauma. The included computed tomography images are unique in that they simultaneously show an improperly positioned Foley catheter and a large vena cava air embolism.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, Texas 76508, USA. ahchavez@swmail.sw.org
authors.forename: Anthony H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Chavez
authors.forename: T Philip
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: Erin T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Bird
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000293:injuries*; D055815:Young Adult