title: Transcatheter treatment for pulmonary artery occlusion secondary to pulmonary embolism in an infant.
abstract: We report a case of successful recanalisation of the left pulmonary artery after occlusion due to embolic thrombi in a 9-month-old infant after surgical repair of a common atrioventricular canal with tetralogy of Fallot. A transhepatic approach was used because of caval vein thrombosis. After the failure of high-pressure balloon angioplasty, the left pulmonary artery was successfully recanalised with cutting balloons, followed by stent implantation with an excellent result.
authors.affiliation: Cardiologie Pédiatrique,Hôpital de la Timone-Enfants,Marseille,France.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Tahlawi
authors.affiliation: Cardiologie Pédiatrique,Hôpital de la Timone-Enfants,Marseille,France.
authors.forename: Anass
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Assaidi
authors.affiliation: Cardiologie Pédiatrique,Hôpital de la Timone-Enfants,Marseille,France.
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fraisse
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000379:methods; D004694:Endocardial Cushion Defects / Q000601:surgery*; D006343:Heart Septal Defects; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000601:surgery*