A custom‐made percutaneous flow‐restrictor to manage a symptomatic congenital porto‐systemic shunt in an infant | Zendy

Roggen Mieke | Zendy; Cools Bjorn | Zendy; Maleux Geert | Zendy; Gewillig Marc | Zendy

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A custom‐made percutaneous flow‐restrictor to manage a symptomatic congenital porto‐systemic shunt in an infant

Author(s) -

Roggen Mieke,

Cools Bjorn,

Maleux Geert,

Gewillig Marc

Publication year - 2018

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.27634

Subject(s) - medicine , splanchnic , shunt (medical) , percutaneous , reducer , portosystemic shunt , surgery , systemic circulation , blood flow , portal hypertension , cardiology , cirrhosis , civil engineering , engineering

Portosystemic shunts allow splanchnic blood to bypass the liver unfiltered, and may cause serious pulmonary and cerebral dysfunction; closure is therefore recommended. In patients where the portal system is hypoplastic, closure by a staged approach with a flow reducer may be necessary. We report a new, reliable, short, and adjustable device that can be delivered through a small 8‐Fr sheath.

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