title: Spring coil embolization of a patent ductus arteriosus in an adult.
abstract: To date, coil embolization has been reserved for occlusion of the small patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) because of potential dislodgement of the coils. We report a case of a larger, hemodynamically significant PDA in an adult which was successfully closed by two spring coils using a "crossed catheter" technique for coil delivery.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Laird
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Slack
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gurczak
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Gorman
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Wortham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000295:instrumentation; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants