USEFULNESS OF INTERLOCKING DETACHABLE COIL FOR EMBOLIZATION THE MAJORAORTOPULMONARY COLLATERAL ARTERY - A CASE-REPORT

A 5-yr-old male had undergone a right-modified Blalock-Taussig shunt o peration at the age of 1 mo for stenotic patent ductus arteriosus and pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect. Before a corrective operation, the angiogram revealed one large major aorto-pulmonary coll ateral artery from the descending aorta to the right upper lung. Embol ization of the major aortopulmonary collateral artery was successfully performed using interlocking detachable coils. This is the first repo rted case of embolization of the major aorto-pulmonary collateral arte ry using this device. (C) 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.