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  • Title: Pulmonary alveolar hemorrhage from a pulmonary artery false aneurysm after Swan-Ganz catheterization in a thoracic aortic aneurysm patient: a case report.
    Author: Sugiyama D, Ikeno S, Tsuchihashi T, Yokota S, Ina H, Kono T, Yamashita K, Kawamata M.
    Journal: Korean J Anesthesiol; 2014 Nov; 67(5):346-9. PubMed ID: 25473465.
    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.
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