Patent ductus arteriosus stenting: ductal dissection and spasm in pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum

Tsung-Yen Chen; Po-Wei Chen; Jieh-Neng Wang

doi:10.1017/S1047951121003711

Patent ductus arteriosus stenting: ductal dissection and spasm in pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum

Cardiol Young. 2022 Apr;32(4):679-680. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121003711. Epub 2021 Sep 8.

Authors

Tsung-Yen Chen^{1

2}, Po-Wei Chen^{3

4}, Jieh-Neng Wang¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Medical College, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
² Department of Pediatrics, E-Da Hospital and School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
³ Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
⁴ Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.

PMID: 34493357
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951121003711

Abstract

Ductal dissection is rarely mentioned but intractable complication of ductal stenting. We demonstrate the dissection image under fluoroscopy and the use of a relatively large stent as an applicable treatment.

Keywords: Patent ductus arteriosus stent; ductal dissection; ductal spasm.

MeSH terms

Ductus Arteriosus*
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent* / complications
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent* / surgery
Heart Defects, Congenital
Humans
Pulmonary Atresia* / complications
Spasm / complications
Stents

Supplementary concepts

Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum