title: Transcatheter polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent implantation in a giant coronary artery aneurysm of a child with Kawasaki disease--a potential novel treatment.
abstract: We report a case of an eight-year-old boy with Kawasaki disease (KD) who had a giant aneurysm with stenotic lesions located in the right coronary artery, and was treated by transcatheter implantation of a polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE)-covered stent. Follow-up coronary angiography showed good coronary blood flow. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first child with KD who underwent covered-stent implantation in a coronary aneurysm. Although close follow-up is mandatory, because the long-term outcome is unclear, implantation of a covered stent in a giant aneurysm appears to be a promising treatment option.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatrics, Heart Institute, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Japan. kw6169@kchnet.or.jp
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Waki
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baba
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002648:Child; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene