Late embolization of Amplatzer patent ductus arteriosus occlusion device with thoracic aorta embedment

David Michael McMullan; Achintya Moulick; Richard A Jonas

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.07.062

Late embolization of Amplatzer patent ductus arteriosus occlusion device with thoracic aorta embedment

Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Mar;83(3):1177-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.07.062.

Authors

David Michael McMullan¹, Achintya Moulick, Richard A Jonas

Affiliation

¹ Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia 20010, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 17307488
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.07.062

Abstract

An 11.5-month-old child was found to have a widely patent ductus arteriosus 8 months after percutaneous Amplatzer device closure of the ductus. Angiography confirmed that the occlusion device had migrated to the descending thoracic aorta. The child underwent surgical removal of the device, which was firmly embedded in the aorta and could not be removed percutaneously.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angiography
Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
Device Removal / methods*
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / therapy*
Embolism / etiology*
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging
Foreign-Body Migration / surgery*
Humans
Infant
Male
Prostheses and Implants / adverse effects*
Prosthesis Implantation
Time Factors