Transcatheter closure of ventricular septal defect using detachable steel coil.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Transcatheter closure has been attempted in selected cases of ventricular septal defects using Lock clamshell device, Rashkind umbrella device, and Sideris buttoned device. A small perimembranous ventricular septal defect with aneurysm of membranous septum in a 12 year old girl was closed successfully with a detachable steel coil of 8 mm diameter with four loops, after failure of deployment of a Rashkind double umbrella device.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular
- Prostheses and Implants
- Radiography, Interventional