Percutaneous embolization of a caroticoazygous fistula with the Amplatzer Vascular Plug 1.
We present the case of a five-year-old boy with a caroticoazygous fistula, which is an extremely rare congenital vascular malformation. The patient also had patent ductus arteriosus, a common cause of continuous murmur. The murmur continued despite successful coil embolization of the ductus. Repeated catheter-angiography revealed a large caroticoazygous fistula. The fistula was successfully embolized using the Amplatzer(®) Vascular Plug 1. Transcatheter occlusion of caroticoazygous fistula was performed easily, safely, and efficiently with a vascular plug.
İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center and Research Hospital, Turkey.
Ibrahim Cansaran
IC
Tanidir
Ender
E
Odemiş
Alper
A
Güzeltaş
Celal
C
Akdeniz
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D001401:Azygos Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography