Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2024; 121(9): e20140010
Percutaneous Retrieval of a Vegetation in a Pediatric Patient with Patent Ductus Arteriosus: A New Technique to Avoid Thoracotomy
Miguel Fabian Barrerra-Colín, José Luis Colín-Ortiz
, Carlos Alfonso Corona-Villalobos
Abstract
Infective endocarditis in the pediatric population is a rare condition that may or may not be associated with a congenital heart disease. Current treatment modalities are based on long-term antibiotic therapy and surgical resection as the first option for cases of persistent vegetation. We present a case of successful percutaneous retrieval of a vegetation in a patent ductus arteriosus, that extended to the pulmonary artery trunk in a pediatric patient. This is the first report in the literature on this type of extraction of vegetation in the ductus arteriosus without thoracotomy.
Percutaneous Retrieval of a Vegetation in a Pediatric Patient with Patent Ductus Arteriosus: A New Technique to Avoid Thoracotomy
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