title: Transvenous closure of patent ductus arteriosus in a sick 2780g infant.
abstract: A three-and-a-half-month-old 2780 g critically ill infant had successful transvenous coil occlusion of a ductus arteriosus. At six-and-a-half months of age the infant died, and autopsy showed coverage of the coil on the aortic aspect and no lumenal narrowing. It was concluded that transvenous coil occlusion of the patent ductus arteriosus in small infants is possible and that th venous route is preferred to be arterial route.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zinman
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Sharratt
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Hanna
mesh_terms: D000649:Amniocentesis; D001724:Birth Weight; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal