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  • Title: Device closure of a pseudoaneurysm of the right ventricular outflow tract in an infant with right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery homograft.
    Author: Herbert C, Ikemba C, Nugent A.
    Journal: Catheter Cardiovasc Interv; 2014 Mar 01; 83(4):587-90. PubMed ID: 23674403.
    Abstract:
    Pseudoaneurysm of the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) is a rare complication following surgical repair of congenital heart disease involving a homograft or conduit. Traditionally, surgical intervention is indicated due to risk for rupture, thrombosis, compression of adjacent structures, and infection. We describe a case of a RVOT pseudoaneurysm in a 5 kg patient that was palliated with interventional catheterization utilizing an Amplatzer Ductal Occluder with four years follow-up. Interventional catheterization can successfully manage this complication in small patients for the long-term and thus avoids additional surgery and delays conduit replacement.
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