Rheolytic percutaneous thrombectomy for acute pulmonary embolism in a pediatric patient

✍ Scribed by James P. Sur; Ravi K. Garg; Neeraj Jolly

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 383 KB
• Volume: 70
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1522-1946
• DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21153

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Acute massive pulmonary embolism can have significant hemodynamic effects in both adults and children. We describe the case of a 10‐year‐old boy who developed cardiogenic shock after suffering a massive pulmonary embolism. A significant thrombus burden was removed using a catheter‐based strategy of rheolytic thrombectomy, leading to stabilization of the patient. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.