Rupture of pulmonary artery induced by Swan-Ganz catheter: success of coil embolization

J Tayoro; P F Dequin; A Delhommais; D Alison; D Perrotin

doi:10.1007/s001340050316

Rupture of pulmonary artery induced by Swan-Ganz catheter: success of coil embolization

Intensive Care Med. 1997 Feb;23(2):198-200. doi: 10.1007/s001340050316.

Authors

J Tayoro¹, P F Dequin, A Delhommais, D Alison, D Perrotin

Affiliation

¹ Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Bretonneau, Tours, France.

PMID: 9069006
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050316

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / adverse effects*
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Artery / injuries*
Radiography
Rupture / therapy