Transhepatic closure of atrial septal defect and assisted closure of modified Blalock/Taussig shunt.
The details of transhepatic closure of moderate - large size atrial septal defect as well as assisted closure of a modified Blalock Taussig shunt in a 2 1/2 year old patient with occluded femoral vessels are discussed. The technical variations as well as the potential advantages of this route are outlined.
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39216, USA. mebeid@ped.umsmed.edu
Makram R
MR
Ebeid
James A
JA
Joransen
Charles H
CH
Gaymes
D000792:Angiography; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006503:Hepatic Veins; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male