Case Report: Catheter-based mechanical thrombectomy using the Indigo aspiration system in a case of systemic-to-pulmonary shunt thrombosis

A 53-day-old girl with absent right atrioventricular (AV) connection, malposed great vessels, and pulmonary atresia underwent placement of a central shunt on the sixth day of her life. Her postoperative course was complicated by progressive desaturation, and computed tomographic angiography (CTA) de...

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Main Authors: Natalie Soszyn (Author), Gareth J. Morgan (Author), John S. Kim (Author), Jenny E. Zablah (Author)
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:A 53-day-old girl with absent right atrioventricular (AV) connection, malposed great vessels, and pulmonary atresia underwent placement of a central shunt on the sixth day of her life. Her postoperative course was complicated by progressive desaturation, and computed tomographic angiography (CTA) demonstrated near-complete occlusion of her left pulmonary artery (LPA). Angiography demonstrated a nonocclusive thrombus in the distal central shunt and a thrombus with complete occlusion of the LPA. The Indigo aspiration system (Penumbra) was used to remove the thrombus from the central shunt and LPA, allowing placement of a stent in the narrowed LPA. Subsequent angiography showed a wide patient central shunt and LPA. The Indigo aspiration system (Penumbra) provides a viable option for removing thrombus in a patients refractory to other methods.
Item Description:2296-2360
10.3389/fped.2023.1114044