Transcatheter embolization of a pulmonary collateral vessel in a child with tricuspid atresia: case report.
When a significant systemic-pulmonary arterial collateral connection occurs in children with cyanotic congenital heart disease, they may present surgical difficulties making operative management undesirable. Transcatheter vessel occlusion can be a life-saving procedure or an important adjunct in reducing blood loss during surgery. This report describes the selective obliteration of a large systemic pulmonary arterial collateral vessel in a child with tricuspid atresia before Fontan operation. A transcatheter wire coil embolus technique was used, and no complications or errors in placement of the coils occurred.
Karaaslan
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Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Celiker
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Gunal
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D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D018729:Fontan Procedure; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D018785:Tricuspid Atresia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*