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Transcatheter treatment for pulmonary artery occlusion secondary to pulmonary embolism in an infant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2013

Mohammad El Tahlawi ,
Anass Assaidi  and
Alain Fraisse
Mohammad El Tahlawi
Affiliation:
Cardiologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital de la Timone-Enfants, Marseille, France
Anass Assaidi
Affiliation:
Cardiologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital de la Timone-Enfants, Marseille, France
Alain Fraisse*
Affiliation:
Cardiologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital de la Timone-Enfants, Marseille, France
*
Correspondence to: A. Fraisse, Cardiologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital de la Timone-Enfants, 264 rue St Pierre, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, France. Tel: +334 91 38 67 50; Fax: +334 91 38 56 38; E-mail: alain.fraisse@ap-hm.fr
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

Paediatric interventionspulmonary angiographythrombosisvascular access complications
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , August 2014 , pp. 729 - 731
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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