Transjugular venous approach for Piccolo patent ductus arteriosus closure in a 1.4 kg infant.
Christopher HerronThomas J ForbesDaisuke KobayashiPublished in: Cardiology in the young (2021)
Transfemoral venous approach is the standard method for transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus closure using the Amplatzer Piccolo patent ductus arteriosus occluder in small infants. We report a 1.4 kg infant who underwent transcatheter Piccolo patent ductus arteriosus closure. Transjugular venous approach was taken due to the unexpected finding of interrupted inferior vena cava.