Pulmonary alveolar hemorrhage from a pulmonary artery false aneurysm after Swan-Ganz catheterization in a thoracic aortic aneurysm patient: a case report.
10.4097/kjae.2014.67.5.346
- Author:
Daisuke SUGIYAMA
1
;
Shigeo IKENO
;
Tetsuya TSUCHIHASHI
;
Shigeru YOKOTA
;
Hiroaki INA
;
Tetsuya KONO
;
Kunihiko YAMASHITA
;
Mikito KAWAMATA
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesia, Japanese Red Cross Society of Suwa Hospital, Suwa, Japan. sugidai@shinshu-u.ac.jp
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
False aneurysm;
Pulmonary artery;
Swan-Ganz catheterization
- MeSH:
Aneurysm, False*;
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic*;
Catheterization;
Catheterization, Swan-Ganz*;
Catheters;
Diagnosis;
Hemorrhage*;
Humans;
Lung;
Pulmonary Artery*;
Rupture
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2014;67(5):346-349
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pulmonary artery (PA) rupture caused by a PA Swan-Ganz catheter is a rare complication but remains fatal in almost 50% of cases. False aneurysm of the PA is a rare presentation of PA rupture and should be considered as a possible diagnosis in a patient with a new lung mass after PA catheterization. We present a case of sudden-onset pulmonary alveolar hemorrhage during cardiovascular surgery due to a traumatic PA false aneurysm. The Swan-Ganz catheter might have been displaced by the thoracic aortic aneurysm with displacement of the catheter causing the false aneurysm and bleeding.
