Successful repositioning of an Amplatzer duct occluder immediately after inadvertent embolization in the descending aorta.
A case is described of the inadvertent embolization of an Amplatzer duct occluder in the descending aorta in a 10-year-old girl. It was possible to snare the device and bring it in its normal position in the aortic ductus ampulla. With a second snare, the recessed screw of the device could be caught and the device was successfully pulled back into the ductus.
Pfammatter
Jean-Pierre
JP
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital Berne, Berne, Switzerland. jean.pierre.pfanmmatter@insel.ch
Meier
Bernhard
B
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002648:Child; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000628:therapy*