Transcatheter treatment for pulmonary artery occlusion secondary to pulmonary embolism in an infant.
Cardiol Young
; 24(4): 729-31, 2014 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-23902997
We report a case of successful recanalisation of the left pulmonary artery after occlusion due to embolic thrombi in a 9-month-old infant after surgical repair of a common atrioventricular canal with tetralogy of Fallot. A transhepatic approach was used because of caval vein thrombosis. After the failure of high-pressure balloon angioplasty, the left pulmonary artery was successfully recanalised with cutting balloons, followed by stent implantation with an excellent result.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Artéria Pulmonar
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Embolia Pulmonar
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Tetralogia de Fallot
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Comunicação Atrioventricular
Limite:
Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cardiol Young
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França
País de publicação:
Reino Unido