Successful treatment of a nondeflatable balloon atrial septostomy catheter.
A rare complication of balloon atrial septostomy is presented in an infant with D-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) undergoing a Rashkind septostomy. The balloon could not be deflated after the first pass across the atrial septum because of a blocked catheter lumen. Deflation was achieved with a fine-gauge needle introduced percutaneously via a transhepatic approach. The management of nondeflatable balloons is reviewed.
Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Canada.
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NJ
Wilson
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JA
Culham
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Sandor
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000628:therapy*