Delivery sheath tip invagination – An unusual cause of failure to retrieve duct occluder

Anunay Gupta; Saurabh Kumar Gupta; Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan; Shyam S Kothari

doi:10.4103/apc.APC_165_20

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Delivery sheath tip invagination – An unusual cause of failure to retrieve duct occluder

Anunay Gupta¹, Saurabh Kumar Gupta², Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan², Shyam S Kothari²
¹ Department of Cardiology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
² Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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Dr. Saurabh Kumar Gupta
Room No. 9, 8^th Floor, CNC, AIIMS, New Delhi - 110 029
India

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DOI: 10.4103/apc.APC_165_20

Year : 2021 | Volume : 14 | Issue : 2 | Page : 242-243

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Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus is the standard of care. Retrieval of a duct occluder device is generally easy until it is detached from the delivery cable. We report two instances of failed retrieval of the device due to sheath tip invagination. The report highlights the importance of prompt identification of the mechanism of unforeseen complications in managing it effectively.

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Correspondence Address:
Dr. Saurabh Kumar Gupta
Room No. 9, 8^th Floor, CNC, AIIMS, New Delhi - 110 029
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/apc.APC_165_20