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  • Title: Successful treatment of a nondeflatable balloon atrial septostomy catheter.
    Author: Wilson NJ, Culham JA, Sandor GG.
    Journal: Pediatr Cardiol; 1990 Jul; 11(3):150-2. PubMed ID: 2395743.
    Abstract:
    A rare complication of balloon atrial septostomy is presented in an infant with D-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) undergoing a Rashkind septostomy. The balloon could not be deflated after the first pass across the atrial septum because of a blocked catheter lumen. Deflation was achieved with a fine-gauge needle introduced percutaneously via a transhepatic approach. The management of nondeflatable balloons is reviewed.
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