Surgical removal of an embolised patent ductus arteriosus amplatzer occluding device in a 4-year-old girl

Syed Shahabuddin, Mehnaz Atiq, Mohammad Hamid, Muneer Amanullah

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Abstract

Alternative strategy of non-surgical closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is presently the first line of therapy. Several devices are being used for transcatheter closure of PDA. A four-year-old girl underwent a second attempt at PDA closure with an amplatzer device. However, after the deployment of the device it got dislodged into the right pulmonary artery hilum. Several attempts by catheter retrieval failed. The girl underwent surgical removal of the device which was complicated by pulmonary artery injury and subsequent repair was performed on cardiopulmonary bypass.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)572-573
Number of pages2
JournalInteractive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Volume6
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2007

Keywords

  • Cardiopulmonary bypass
  • Device embolization
  • Patent ductus arteriosus

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