Percutaneous XXXX using coils or Amplatzer vascular plugs.

@entity1 @entity1700 @entity2009 @entity301 @entity17954 @entity2702 @entity432 @entity2548
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: A great variety of different types of @entity17954 are referred to cardiac catheterization laboratories for diagnosis and @entity432 . In addition, a wide range of devices is available for treating them percutaneously. The objectives of this study were to assess the usefulness and difficulty of treating @entity17954 percutaneously using controlled-release coils or Amplatzer vascular plugs and to report on the complications and overall outcomes observed with these two devices. METHODS: Retrospective review of percutaneous embolizations performed from January 2004 through June 2008. RESULTS: In total, 51 @entity17954 in 30 @entity1 aged from 6 days to 28 years (mean, 8.4 years) underwent successful embolization. The underlying diagnoses were: 27 venous collaterals in 16 @entity1 after the Glenn procedure, four surgical (i.e. Blalock-Taussig) fistulas, 11 @entity2702 in three @entity1 , two aortopulmonary collateral arteries in two @entity1 , one venous collateral in a @entity1 who underwent the Fontan procedure, one @entity2009 in a @entity1 with @entity1700 , one @entity301 , three systemic @entity2548 in a newborn, and one fistula from the left atrium to the superior vena cava after the repair of @entity1700 . The lesions were treated percutaneously using 34 vascular plugs and 19 coils. CONCLUSIONS: @entity17954 can be occluded percutaneously with good RESULTS: Small fistulas can be closed using coils, while vascular plugs are preferable for large lesions. Both devices are highly effective as occluders and no particular difficulty or significant complication was observed.
