Occlusion of an aberrant artery to an intralobar pulmonary sequestration using an Amplatzer Vascular Plug

Abstract

Pulmonary sequestration is a rare anomaly and is conventionally treated with surgical excision. This report describes the successful occlusion of a large aberrant artery to an intralobar pulmonary sequestration using an Amplatzer Vascular Plug.

Anomalous Arterial Supply to Normal Basal Segment of the Right Lower Lobe: Endovascular Treatment with the Amplatzer Vascular Plug

“…Since being described, there have been sporadic case reports on its use in the literature. Vessels occluded with the device include aortopulmonary collaterals, pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas, venovenous collaterals, shunts, coronary fistulas, and certain types of patent ductus arteriosus13.…”

Embolización transcatéter con dispositivo, una promisoria opción en el tratamiento del secuestro pulmonar: Casos clínicos

“…La embolización transcatéter ha sido usado como un tratamiento alternativo a la cirugía, con las ventajas de reducir el tiempo de hospitalización, no deja cicatriz, es menos invalidante y disminuye el riesgo de hemorragia [8][9][10][11] . Además, en niños mayores y adultos se puede efectuar sin anestesia general, tan sólo utilizando anestesia local y sedación como se efectuó en nuestros dos primeros pacientes.…”

Regression of Left Ventricular Dilation After Percutaneous Closure of a Large Intralobar Pulmonary Sequestration

“…Pulmonary sequestration can also, as in our patient, be a rare cause of significant left-toright shunting, with the subsequent left ventricular volume overload producing signs of congestive cardiac failure 3 . Surgical or percutaneous treatment is recognised as restoring the good health of these small patients [4][5][6] . To the best of our knowledge, our patient is the first to show the association of an extensive intralobar pulmonary sequestration with a right aortic arch and patency of the arterial duct.…”

“…Because of this, the optimal therapeutic strategy has yet to be determined. 5,6 Case Report A neonate aged 1 month, and weighing 3.8 kg, was referred to our department because of poor gain of weight after birth. A systolic murmur graded at 3 from 6 was audible over the precordium.…”