Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm after Swan-Ganz catheter placement: embolization with vascular plugs.
Three patients who presented with massive hemoptysis after the insertion of a Swan-Ganz catheter for cardiac surgery are reported. Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysms were diagnosed and successfully treated by embolization with a vascular plug. Follow-up at 15 months showed no recurrence of hemoptysis, and computed tomography helped confirm complete occlusion of the pseudoaneurysms.
Burrel
Marta
M
Vascular and Interventional Unit, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel, 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain. mburrel@clinic.ub.es
Real
Maria Isabel
MI
Barrufet
Marta
M
Arguis
Pedro
P
Sánchez
Marcelo
M
Berrocal
Lara
L
Montañá
Xavier
X
Ninot
Salvador
S
D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome