Perventricular closure of pulmonary stump in a 16-kg child

Scott Darby, Michel Ilbawi, Zahid Amin

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Abstract

Blind pouch formation of the pulmonary artery (PA) in patients having undergone a Fontan operation can present a serious risk for thromboembolic events. Either primary or secondary closure of this stump is necessary to reduce this risk. Unfortunately, secondary closure is oftentimes difficult due to the size and anatomy of the presenting patient. We describe the insertion of a muscular ventricular septal defect (VSD) device via a perventricular approach for successful closure of a pulmonary stump in a 3-year old, 16-kg child. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a perventricular approach for successful closure of a PA stump.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)271-273
Number of pages3
JournalCatheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Volume85
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2015

Keywords

  • Fontan operation
  • Pediatric interventions
  • Single ventricle

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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