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.
Ebeid
Makram R
MR
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39216, USA. mebeid@ped.umsmed.edu
Joransen
James A
JA
Gaymes
Charles H
CH
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