Patent ductus venosus presenting with cholestatic jaundice in an infant with successful trans-catheter closure using a vascular plug device

Persistent ductus venosus as a cause of cholestatic jaundice is very rare. Treatment varies, but is usually reserved for infants in whom complications develop. We report a 5-week-old female infant with cholestatic jaundice caused by a patent ductus venosus and subsequent successful treatment via a t...

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Autores principales: Chacko, Anith, Kock, Celeste, Joshi, Jayneel A, Mitchell, Lindi, Ahmad, Samia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Pediatric
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5036338/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27857466
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.190419
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Sumario:Persistent ductus venosus as a cause of cholestatic jaundice is very rare. Treatment varies, but is usually reserved for infants in whom complications develop. We report a 5-week-old female infant with cholestatic jaundice caused by a patent ductus venosus and subsequent successful treatment via a transcatheter occlusion using a vascular plug device.

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