Transcatheter closure of the patent arterial duct using the Flipper coil in a premature infant weighing 1,400 g: a case report.
A symptomatic 1,400 g premature triplet underwent successful transcatheter coil embolization of patent arterial duct using the umbilical artery. One 3 mm x 3 cm Flipper coil was used with no angiographic residual shunt. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the smallest preterm infants to undergo this transcatheter procedure.
Thukaram
Roopa
R
Division of Cardiology Mercy Children's Hospital, Toledo, OH 43608, USA.
Suarez
William A
WA
Sundararaghavan
Sreekanthan
S
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene