Vena cava air embolism after traumatic Foley catheter placement.
2009
We report a case of traumatic Foley catheter placement and manipulation that resulted in a large, symptomatic, vena cava air embolism confirmed on computed tomography. To the best of our knowledge, our report represents the first case of a large, symptomatic, vena cava air embolism as a direct result of Foley catheter trauma. The included computed tomography images are unique in that they simultaneously show an improperly positioned Foley catheter and a large vena cava air embolism.
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