title: Transcatheter closure of aortocaval fistula with the amplatzer duct occluder.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report percutaneous closure of aortocaval fistulas with the Amplatzer Duct Occluder.
  
  
  METHODS
  An aortocaval fistula was diagnosed after surgical repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in a 73-year-old man. A 3-year-old girl was treated for a congenital aortocaval fistula in another case. An 8 x 6-mm Amplatzer Duct Occluder was introduced via a 6-F introducer in each case, successfully occluding the fistulous track. Both patients are well and without any echocardiographic evidence of a shunt at 6 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In selected patients, transcatheter closure of aortocaval fistula with the Amplatzer Duct Occluder could be an alternative to open surgery. Further evaluation is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Service des Maladies Cardiovasculaires Infantiles et Congénitales, Hôpital Cardiologique, 59037 Lille, France. f-godart@chru-lille.fr
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Godart
authors.forename: Stéphan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haulon
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Houmany
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Francart
authors.forename: Georges-Marie
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Brevière
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rey
authors.forename: Mohamad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koussa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities*