title: Resolution of protein-losing enteropathy after radiofrequency perforation and subsequent stent implantation for relief of complete occlusion of a redirected left superior vena cava.
abstract: The application of radiofrequency (RF) technologies in the treatment of congenital heart defects has provided a safe and effective alternative to conventional therapies in the restoration of vascular patency for a variety of arterial and venous occlusions. This report concerns an 8-year old girl that developed protein-losing enteropathy and elevated central venous pressure after occlusion of a surgically redirected anomalous draining left superior vena cava (SVC). Cardiac catheterization revealed complete obstruction of the anastomosis of the SVC into the coronary sinus. Transcatheter recanalization by RF perforation and subsequent stent implantation led to the restoration of upper venous blood flow and the resolution of her symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Congenital Heart Defects, Heart- and Diabetes-Center Nordrhein Westfalen, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schaeffler
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Beerbaum
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peuster
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D002648:Child; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D015607:Stents; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency