A new vascular access route for balloon angioplasty in extremely low birth weight infants.
In this study, we present the case of an extremely low birth weight infant with severe coarctation of the aorta after ductus ligation. We treated the patient with balloon angioplasty using the descending aorta as a new access route. This method reduced many complications typically observed during the intervention for extremely low birth weight infants, which may expand the available treatment options for extremely low birth weight infants.
1Department of Pediatric Cardiology,Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health,Izumi.
Nao
N
Kanagawa
1Department of Pediatric Cardiology,Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health,Izumi.
Noboru
N
Inamura
2Cardiovascular Surgery,Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health,Osaka,Japan.
Yuji
Y
Tominaga
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D052577:Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn
Extremely low birth weight infant; balloon angioplasty; coarctation of the aorta; vascular access route