Management of retroperitoneal arterial injury after heart catheterization in children.
With the expansion of interventional cardiology into the pediatric population, vascular complications related to cardiac catheterization can be expected to occur. Cardiac surgeons must be prepared to treat these life-threatening injuries. We present a case and detail the technique of the surgical management of retroperitoneal arterial injury after interventional cardiac catheterization in a 6-month-old boy.
Pigula
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. pigulaf@heart.chp.edu
Buenaventura
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Ettedgui
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Siewers
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D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space