Percutaneous closure of patent ductus arteriosus via internal jugular vein in patient with interrupted inferior vena cava

Nehal H Patel; Tarun H Madan; Amar M Panchal; Bhavesh M Thakkar

doi:10.4103/0974-2069.58321

Percutaneous closure of patent ductus arteriosus via internal jugular vein in patient with interrupted inferior vena cava

Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2009 Jul;2(2):162-4. doi: 10.4103/0974-2069.58321.

Authors

Nehal H Patel¹, Tarun H Madan, Amar M Panchal, Bhavesh M Thakkar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, U N Mehta Institute of Cardiology & Research Centre, Ahmedabad, India.

Abstract

Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) using various occluders and coils via femoral vein is a well established therapeutic option. However, in patients with interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC) it is not feasible to close the PDA percutaneously using traditional methods. We present a nine-year-old girl with IVC interruption in whom percutaneous closure of PDA was successfully accomplished via the transjugular approach.

Keywords: Patent ductus arteriosus; percutaneous closure; transjugular approach.

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Case Reports