Year: 2017
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 7-month-old girl, ex-preterm (26-weeker), 4.5 kg, with 4 mm patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) underwent PDA device closure (Amplatzer duct occluder - ADO II 4×6 mm) elsewhere and was readmitted 4 days later with pericardial effusion. Needle pericardiocentesis drained 50 mL of haemorrhagic fluid. Septic screen was negative. Severe dyspnoea ensued 2 weeks later. Chest X-ray excluded lung pathology. Bedside echocardiogram showed PDA device in situ (online supplementary video 1), no residual ductus, vegetation or pericardial recollection, unobstructed flow in the pulmonary artery and descending aorta, normal pulmonary arterial pressures, and normal biventricular function. Curiously, a giant anechoic mass (22×25 mm) (online supplementary video 2) was visualised posteroinferior to the device with its neck communicating with lesser curvature of the thoracic aorta …
Source: BMJ Case Reports
Authors: Maitri Chaudhuri, Shamanna Seshadri Iyengar, Subash Vidyashankar Chandra, Devananda Shivanna
Institution: Manipal Hospital
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2777034028