TY - JOUR
T1 - Coil embolization of a patent ductus venosus in a 52-day-old girl with congenital heart disease
AU - Araki, Tooru
AU - Kamada, Masahiro
AU - Okamoto, Yoshio
AU - Arai, Sadahiko
AU - Oba, Osamu
PY - 2003/1/1
Y1 - 2003/1/1
N2 - We present the case of 52-day-old girl with a common atrioventricular canal. Severe liver dysfunction persisted following complete repair of the cardiac defect. A patent ductus venosus appeared to be the source of the hemodynamic disturbance responsible for hepatic dysfunction. Given her critical condition, coil embolization of the ductus venosus was performed, after which the patient improved rapidly. The ductus venosus should be tested for patency when liver dysfunction persists after the corrective cardiac surgery, and coil embolization is the treatment of choice in gravely ill children.
AB - We present the case of 52-day-old girl with a common atrioventricular canal. Severe liver dysfunction persisted following complete repair of the cardiac defect. A patent ductus venosus appeared to be the source of the hemodynamic disturbance responsible for hepatic dysfunction. Given her critical condition, coil embolization of the ductus venosus was performed, after which the patient improved rapidly. The ductus venosus should be tested for patency when liver dysfunction persists after the corrective cardiac surgery, and coil embolization is the treatment of choice in gravely ill children.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03888-2
DO - 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03888-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 12537231
AN - SCOPUS:0037234898
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 75
SP - 273
EP - 275
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 1
ER -