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Aorta–right atrial tunnel closure using the transcatheter technique: a case of a 3-year-old child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 July 2012

Ali Baykan*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey
Nazmi Narin
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey
Abdullah Ozyurt
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey
Kazim Uzum
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey
*
Correspondence to: Dr A. Baykan, Assoc. Professor, MD, Pediatric Cardiologist, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey. Tel: ++90 352 2076666; Fax: ++90 352 4375825; E-mail: alibaykan@yahoo.com

Abstract

Aorta–right atrial tunnel is a rare congenital defect. If it is not treated, critical complications can occur. Surgical closure is the treatment of choice, but with increasing experience in transcatheter techniques and the introduction of new occluder devices the percutaneous technique is now a successful modality for closure. In this paper, we report the case of a 3-year-old child with aorta–right atrial tunnel whose defect was closed with the vascular plug 4 device.

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Brief Reports
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012 

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