Percutaneous ultrasound guided thrombin injection for axillary artery pseudoaneurysm following stenting of the arterial duct in two infants: Case report with review of literature

Balaganesh Karmegaraj; Nirmalkumar Prabhu; Mahesh Kappanayil; Raman K Kumar

doi:10.1002/ccd.28174

Percutaneous ultrasound guided thrombin injection for axillary artery pseudoaneurysm following stenting of the arterial duct in two infants: Case report with review of literature

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Nov 1;94(5):727-731. doi: 10.1002/ccd.28174. Epub 2019 Mar 9.

Authors

Balaganesh Karmegaraj¹, Nirmalkumar Prabhu², Mahesh Kappanayil¹, Raman K Kumar¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Cochin, India.
² Department of Radiodiagnosis, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Cochin, India.

PMID: 30851076
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28174

Abstract

We report pseudoaneurysm of the axillary artery following stenting of the arterial duct in two infants. They were both successfully managed by ultrasound guided thrombin injection with preservation of native arterial flow. We also review the relevant literature.

Keywords: arterial access; complication; duct dependent pulmonary circulation; newborn.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, False / drug therapy*
Aneurysm, False / etiology
Axillary Artery* / diagnostic imaging
Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation*
Ductus Arteriosus* / diagnostic imaging
Ductus Arteriosus* / physiopathology
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
Heart Defects, Congenital / physiopathology
Heart Defects, Congenital / therapy*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Injections, Intra-Arterial
Palliative Care*
Punctures
Stents*
Thrombin / administration & dosage*
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Interventional*

Substances

Thrombin