Transcatheter closure of patent ductus venosus with the Amplatzer vascular plug in twin brothers

M J Gillespie; A Golden; V B Sivarajan; J J Rome

doi:10.1007/s00246-005-1081-6

Transcatheter closure of patent ductus venosus with the Amplatzer vascular plug in twin brothers

Pediatr Cardiol. 2006 Jan-Feb;27(1):142-145. doi: 10.1007/s00246-005-1081-6.

Authors

M J Gillespie¹, A Golden², V B Sivarajan², J J Rome²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2nd Floor Main Building, 34th and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. [email protected].
² Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2nd Floor Main Building, 34th and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.

PMID: 16261274
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-005-1081-6

Abstract

We describe the transcatheter closure of a patent ductus venosus in twin brothers with an ill-defined systemic illness and respiratory failure using the Amplatzer vascular plug. To our knowledge, this is the first description of the use of the Amplatzer vascular plug for ductus venosus closure.

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon*
Cardiac Catheterization*
Diseases in Twins / diagnostic imaging
Diseases in Twins / surgery*
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / diagnostic imaging
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / surgery*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature, Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Infant, Premature, Diseases / surgery*
Male
Portal Vein / abnormalities
Portal Vein / surgery
Prosthesis Implantation*
Radiography
Surgical Instruments
Vena Cava, Inferior / abnormalities
Vena Cava, Inferior / surgery