Novel percutaneous femoral arterial-transthoracic approach for closure of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm with a septal occluder device in a child
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Ascending aortic pseudoaneurysms are a rare complication following cardiac surgery. Their traditional surgical management carries high morbidity and mortality, especially in patients with multiple comorbidities. Transcatheter closure of these pseudoaneurysms using a septal occluder device has been previously reported in adults as an alternative approach with fewer complications. We report the first case of a novel percutaneous femoral arterial-transthoracic approach for exclusion of an ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm with an Amplatzer atrial septal occluder device in a 9-year-old child with Takayasu's arteritis. © Cambridge University Press 2013.
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Ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm, Femoral arterial-transthoracic approach, Paediatric interventions, Septal occluder device, Takayasu disease, Aneurysm, false, Aorta, Aortic aneurysm, Child, Endovascular procedures, Female, Femoral artery, Humans, Takayasu arteritis, Treatment outcome, Infliximab, Steroid, Aorta aneurysm, Aorta surgery, Aorta valve regurgitation, Aortography, Artery catheter, Artery catheterization, Article, Ascending aorta, Ascending aorta surgery, Brachial plexus, Cardiopulmonary arrest, Case report, Dacron implant, Death, Disease severity, False aneurysm, Fluoroscopy, Guide wire, Hemostasis, Human, Multiple organ failure, Needle, Nerve compression, Pyoderma gangrenosum, Relapsing polychondritis, Respiratory distress, Respiratory tract intubation, School child, Septal occluder, Steroid therapy, Surgical approach, Transthoracic echocardiography, Complication, Endovascular surgery, Procedures, Radiography