Transcatheter occlusion of a large aortoazygos fistula using the Amplatzer device.
This report describes the percutaneous embolization of an unusual aortoazygos arteriovenous fistula in a 22-month-old child. The large fistula (8 mm) was successfully occluded using a 12- to 10-mm Amplatzer Duct Occluder device using the arterial approach. The device was incompletely deployed into the abnormal vessel to avoid tearing of the intima by the sharp distal disk.
Service de Cardiologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres 75743 Paris, France.
Zakhia
Z
Saliba
Damien
D
Bonnet
Ana
A
Hausse
Yacine
Y
Aggoun
Philipp
P
Bonhoeffer
D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D001401:Azygos Vein; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male