title: Interventional occlusion of a thrombosed aortic conduit.
abstract: We report the first known closure of an aortic conduit with the Amplatzer plug device. The device was used in the case of a 20-year-old male who presented with an aortic conduit that had thrombosed and had formed a pseudo-aneurysm. A 14-mm plug and a 16-mm plug were used to close off the proximal portion of the conduit in preparation for surgery. The successful use of the device minimized the risk and the extent of the subsequent surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Heart Center, Medical College of Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980543, Richmond, VA 23298-0543, USA.
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Townsend
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Moskowitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000601:surgery