A New Use for the Amplatzer Duct Occluder Device
We report a case in which the Amplatzer device for percutaneous occlusion of ductus arteriosus was successfully used for occluding a large systemic-pulmonary collateral vessel in a patient who had previously undergone surgery for correction of pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect (Rastelli technique), and was awaiting the change of a cardiac tube. In the first attempt, the device embolized to the distal pulmonary bed and, after being rescued with a Bitome, it was appropriately repositioned with no complications and with total occlusion of the vessel.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC
2002
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2002000300007 |
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