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.
Saliba
Zakhia
Z
Service de Cardiologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres 75743 Paris, France.
Bonnet
Damien
D
Hausse
Ana
A
Aggoun
Yacine
Y
Bonhoeffer
Philipp
P
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