title: Management of retroperitoneal arterial injury after heart catheterization in children.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. pigulaf@heart.chp.edu
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Pigula
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buenaventura
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ettedgui
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Siewers
mesh_terms: 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