title: Percutaneous transcatheter snare vegetectomy in a child.
abstract: Surgical vegetectomy may be indicated in patients with unresolving sepsis, heart failure, recurrent embolism, or the presence of large vegetations >10 mm in size. Percutaneous vegetectomy using a snare may be a reasonable option instead of open-heart surgery in selected patients. We describe the case of a patient with operated tetralogy of Fallot and infective endocarditis who underwent vegetectomy via a percutaneous approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology,Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty,Istanbul,Turkey.
authors.forename: I Levent
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Saltık
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology,Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty,Istanbul,Turkey.
authors.forename: Sezen U
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Atik
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology,Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty,Istanbul,Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayşe G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Eroglu
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans
keywords: Infective endocarditis; percutaneous; snare vegetectomy; vegetation