Abstract
When a significant systemic-pulmonary arterial collateral connection occurs in children with cyanotic congenital heart disease, they may present surgical difficulties making operative management undesirable. Transcatheter vessel occlusion can be a life-saving procedure or an important adjunct in reducing blood loss during surgery. This report describes the selective obliteration of a large systemic pulmonary arterial collateral vessel in a child with tricuspid atresia before Fontan operation. A transcatheter wire coil embolus technique was used, and no complications or errors in placement of the coils occurred.
How to cite
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Karaaslan S, Celiker A, Gunal N. Transcatheter embolization of a pulmonary collateral vessel in a child with tricuspid atresia: case report. Turk J Pediatr 1996; 38: 107-111.