Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 577-581 , April 2010

Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm after Swan-Ganz Catheter Placement: Embolization with Vascular Plugs

  • Marta Burrel, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular and Interventional Unit, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel, 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to M.Burrel
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  • Maria Isabel Real, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular and Interventional Unit, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel, 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain
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  • Marta Barrufet, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular and Interventional Unit, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel, 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain
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  • Pedro Arguis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Radiology Unit, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel, 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain
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  • Marcelo Sánchez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Radiology Unit, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel, 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain
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  • Lara Berrocal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular and Interventional Unit, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel, 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain
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  • Xavier Montañá, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular and Interventional Unit, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel, 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain
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  • Salvador Ninot, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, and the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel, 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain

Received 22 September 2009 ,Revised 16 December 2009 ,Accepted 26 December 2009.

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 None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.

PII: S1051-0443(10)00008-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.12.399

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 577-581 , April 2010

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