Successful coil embolization for Fontan‐rout to aorta communication—recovery from complication of brockenbrough procedure in Fontan patient |
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| Authors: | Hisashi Sugiyama MD PhD Tetsuko Ishii MD Toshio Nakanishi MD PhD |
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| Affiliation: | Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Institute, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The Brockenbrough (BB) procedure is becoming the necessary procedure for radiofrequency ablation for supravalvular tachycardia in patients after a Fontan procedure. We experience Fontan‐rout to aorta communication caused by the BB procedure. The communication was successfully occluded using a detachable coil. This complication was rare but could still happen as an increasing necessity of the catheter ablation in patients with a Fontan procedure. Coil embolization is a potential option for recovery from this complication. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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| Keywords: | coil embolization Brockenbrough procedure iatrogenic Fontan |
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