Transtorcular coil embolisation of malformations of the vein of Galen--rapid resolution of heart failure in neonates.
Two children presented with congestive heart failure in the neonatal period due to malformations of the vein of Galen. Transtorcular coil embolisation produced rapid relief of heart failure. Post-mortem examination showed occlusion of the malformation in one child. The other child is clinically normal at seven months.
Nelson
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Department of Neuroradiology, Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, U.K.
Dickinson
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Wilson
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D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000151:congenital* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male