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.
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital Berne, Berne, Switzerland. jean.pierre.pfanmmatter@insel.ch
Jean-Pierre
JP
Pfammatter
Bernhard
B
Meier
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*