Open AccessTransjugular closure of a two-hole atrial septal defect in a child with iliac vein thrombosis
Author(s) -
Osman Başpınar,
Khaleel Ibrahim Al-Hadidy,
Mehmet Kervancıoğlu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.115280
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , inferior vena cava , cardiology , atrial septum , thrombosis , cardiac catheterization , surgery
The internal jugular vein is not a typical vascular access line during the percutaneous closure of an atrial septal defect. We report the closure of a double atrial septal defect with a single device, using a transjugular venous approach, in a child with an inferior vena cava obstructed by a thrombosis due to previous cardiac catheterization. That the transjugular venous approach can be used as a possible alternative during the transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect in children, when the inferior vena cava access is not possible.