Transcatheter Closure of a Residual Patent Ductus Arteriosus After Surgical Ligation in Children.
10.4070/kcj.2011.41.11.654
- Author:
Osman BASPINAR
1
;
Metin KILINC
;
Mehmet KERVANCIOGLU
;
Ahmet IRDEM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Gaziantep University Medical Faculty, Gaziantep, Turkey. osmanbaspinar@hotmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Child
- MeSH:
Angiography;
Child;
Ductus Arteriosus;
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent;
Humans;
Ligation
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2011;41(11):654-657
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To assess the safety and efficacy of transcatheter closure of residual ductal flow after initial surgical ligation of the arterial duct. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Between June 2005 and December 2009, transcatheter occlusion of residual postsurgical ductus arteriosus was performed in six children. RESULTS: The mean patient age was 10+/-5.5 years; mean post-procedural time since the initial surgical closure was 6.3+/-4.5 years. The mean diameter of the patent ductus arteriosus on angiography was 1.3+/-0.5 mm (range, 0.8 to 2.4 mm). Three different types of coils were used successfully without any complications. CONCLUSION: Transcatheter occlusion of residual postsurgical arterial duct is a safe and successful procedure. However, attention should be paid due to the distorting shape of the arterial duct.
