Swan-Ganz catheter-induced rupture of the pulmonary artery: successful early management by transcatheter embolization

G Jondeau; P Lacombe; P Rocha; M Rigaud; A Hardy; J P Bourdarias

doi:10.1002/ccd.1810190312

Swan-Ganz catheter-induced rupture of the pulmonary artery: successful early management by transcatheter embolization

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1990 Mar;19(3):202-4. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810190312.

Authors

G Jondeau¹, P Lacombe, P Rocha, M Rigaud, A Hardy, J P Bourdarias

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Hopital Ambroise Paré, Boulogne, France.

PMID: 2317860
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.1810190312

Abstract

An 84-year-old patient with severe aortic valve stenosis suffered Swan-Ganz catheter-induced massive pulmonary hemorrhage. Immediate therapeutic embolism of the segmental artery by using a liquid, tissue-adhesive, occlusive agent (isobutyl-2-cyanoacrylate) controlled bleeding.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bucrylate / administration & dosage
Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / adverse effects*
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
Female
Hemorrhage / etiology
Hemorrhage / therapy*
Humans
Pulmonary Artery / injuries*
Rupture

Substances

Bucrylate