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Transcatheter recanalization of the left main pulmonary artery after four years of complete occlusion
Author(s) -
Fink Christoph,
Peuster Matthias,
Bertram Harald,
Hausdorf Gerd
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.1135
Subject(s) - medicine , balloon dilation , left pulmonary artery , occlusion , perforation , radiology , stent , balloon dilatation , surgery , pulmonary artery , balloon , cardiology , stenosis , materials science , punching , metallurgy
A technique for transcatheter “reconstruction” of a completely occluded left pulmonary artery using radiofrequency perforation with subsequent balloon dilation and stent implantation is reported in a 7‐year‐old child. It is shown that transcatheter radiofrequency perforation can still be effective years after the occlusion of a vessel. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2001;53:81–84. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.