Obstruction of the aorta and left pulmonary artery after Gianturco coil occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus.

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol

Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Chang Gung University, 123 Ta-Pei Rd. Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung County 833, Taiwan.

Published: June 2005

We report an unusual case of simultaneous obstruction of the left pulmonary artery and descending thoracic aorta after Gianturco coil occlusion in a 15-month-old boy. The diagnosis was made by echocardiography and cardiac angiography. At surgery, thrombi coating on the protruded parts of the Gianturco coil in the pulmonary artery and aorta were found.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00270-004-0236-9DOI Listing

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