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Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical/adverse effects , Catheters, Indwelling/adverse effects , Quality Assurance, Health Care , Renal Dialysis/instrumentation , Thrombosis/therapy , Angioplasty, Balloon , Contraindications , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/therapy , Humans , Stents , Thrombectomy , Treatment Outcome , Vascular PatencyABSTRACT
A false aneurysm that formed after injury by a Swan-Ganz catheter to the pulmonary artery in a patient on long-term anticoagulant therapy is reported. The lesion was demonstrated both by computed tomography and pulmonary angiography. The case is unique in that the patient was successfully treated with percutaneous transcatheter embolization.
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Aneurysm/diagnostic imaging , Cardiac Catheterization/instrumentation , Catheterization/adverse effects , Embolization, Therapeutic , Pulmonary Artery/injuries , Aneurysm/etiology , Aneurysm/therapy , Angiography , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
Clinical experience with a new universal-length silicone ureteral stent set is described. The technique for placing the stent is discussed in detail. The softness and universal length of the stent are important advantages over rigid stents. The set includes a peel-away sheath-introducing system, which allows for easy and rapid placement of a soft stent in most cases. Thirty-one stents have been placed since July 1985, with a mean follow-up of 17 weeks for 21 patients. There have been no stent malfunctions, and no significant complications have been encountered.
