title: Transjugular closure of a two-hole atrial septal defect in a child with iliac vein thrombosis.
abstract: The internal jugular vein is not a typical vascular access line during the percutaneous closure of an atrial septal defect. We report the closure of a double atrial septal defect with a single device, using a transjugular venous approach, in a child with an inferior vena cava obstructed by a thrombosis due to previous cardiac catheterization. That the transjugular venous approach can be used as a possible alternative during the transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect in children, when the inferior vena cava access is not possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Gaziantep University Medical Faculty, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Baspinar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Gaziantep University Medical Faculty, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Khaleel Ibrahim
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Al-Hadidy
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Gaziantep University Medical Faculty, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kervancioglu
keywords: Device closure; percutaneous atrial septal defect closure; transjugular access