Gastrointestinal hemorrhage after combined percutaneous angioplasty of aortic coarctation and valvuloplasty of aortic stenosis in an infant

J W Moore; E J Lovett; W C Kirby

doi:10.1007/BF00794848

Gastrointestinal hemorrhage after combined percutaneous angioplasty of aortic coarctation and valvuloplasty of aortic stenosis in an infant

Pediatr Cardiol. 1993 Jan;14(1):53-5. doi: 10.1007/BF00794848.

Authors

J W Moore¹, E J Lovett, W C Kirby

Affiliation

¹ Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.

PMID: 8456026
DOI: 10.1007/BF00794848

Abstract

Gastrointestinal hemorrhage has not been previously reported as a complication of dilating left-sided obstructive lesions. This report describes an infant who developed significant intestinal bleeding after combined angioplasty for aortic coarctation and valvuloplasty for aortic stenosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon / adverse effects*
Aortic Coarctation / therapy*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / congenital
Aortic Valve Stenosis / therapy*
Catheterization / adverse effects*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
Humans
Infant
Male