Transcatheter Closure of Nonrestrictive Aortopulmonary Window | ||
| Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 11, Issue 3, September 2012, Pages 430-432 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| Zayir H. Khalid | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACT : Aortopulmonary window is an uncommon congenital heart defect. It is usually nonrestrictive and conventionally treated surgically at an early age to prevent the development of pulmonary vascular obstructive disease . Only in 10% of the cases it is restrictive and case reports of it is transcatheter closure are mostly limited to these patients. We report transcatheter closure of large non restrictive aortopulmonary window in a 2 years old , 8 kg child. Using Amplatzer duct occluder device. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| aortopulmonary window; transcatheter closure | ||
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