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,...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Journal of vascular and interventional radiology Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 577 - 581
Main Authors:	Burrel, Marta, MD, PhD, Real, Maria Isabel, MD, PhD, Barrufet, Marta, MD, Arguis, Pedro, MD, Sánchez, Marcelo, MD, Berrocal, Lara, MD, Montañá, Xavier, MD, PhD, Ninot, Salvador, MD, PhD
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-04-2010
Subjects:	Aged Aneurysm, False - etiology Aneurysm, False - therapy Catheterization, Swan-Ganz - adverse effects Embolization, Therapeutic - instrumentation Embolization, Therapeutic - methods Female Humans Male Prosthesis Implantation - adverse effects Pulmonary Artery - diagnostic imaging Pulmonary Artery - injuries Radiography Radiology Treatment Outcome
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Description
Summary:	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.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	1051-0443 1535-7732
DOI:	10.1016/j.jvir.2009.12.399