Transcatheter closure of persistent unligated vertical vein after TAPVC surgery using the Amplatzer PDA device.
An unligated vertical vein (VV) after TAPVC surgery is likely to require subsequent closure. Reports of transcatheter closure of the VV are largely unpublished. This report details transcatheter closure of a persistent VV using an Amplatzer PDA occluder, following TAPVC repair in early infancy. We suggest that transcatheter closure should be considered as a treatment option in this condition.
Narula
Nidhi
N
Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India.
Wilson
Neil
N
Kumar
R Suresh
RS
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*