Percutaneous device closure of persistent ductus venosus presenting with hemoptysis

• Main Authors: Venkateshwaran Subramanian (Author), Mahadevan Krishnamoorthy Kavassery (Author), Sivasankaran Sivasubramonian (Author), Bijulal Sasidharan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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An eight-year-old boy was evaluated for unexplained hemoptysis and cyanosis. A contrast echocardiogram was suggestive of pulmonary arteriovenous fistula. Further evaluation revealed persistent ductus venosus (PDV) and aortopulmonary collaterals. Both the PDV and aortopulmonary collaterals were close...