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Computed tomographic detection of cavitary lung lesion complicating use of flow-directed balloon-tipped catheter.

Abstract
A classic case of Swan-Ganz catheter-induced pulmonary infection was studied with both conventional chest radiography and computed tomography (CT). Chest radiography initially showed a fan-shaped opacity in the right middle lobe which later became somewhat rounded with no discernible cavitation. However, a cavitary lung lesion with a bulls-eye appearance was clearly demonstrated by CT. We speculate that such a cavitary lung lesion might be quite common in catheter-induced pulmonary infarction when CT is widely applied to such cases.
AuthorsM S Shin, R C Reeves, K J Ho
JournalChest (Chest) Vol. 96 Issue 2 Pg. 432-4 (Aug 1989) ISSN: 0012-3692 [Print] United States
PMID2752832 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Aged
  • Catheterization, Swan-Ganz (adverse effects)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pulmonary Embolism (diagnostic imaging, etiology)
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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