Summary
We report on our experience with transhepatic access for catheter interventions in six children (age range 2.5 months–9 years). Three had systemic venous anomalies, and one infant a femoral venous occlusion. In two further patients with bradyarrhythmia after a Fontan operation with an intraatrial Gore–Tex® tunnel, transhepatic access was chosen to achieve a perpendicular orientation of the transseptal needle to the atrial baffle, allowing puncture of the Gore–Tex® membrane. Two of the patients underwent ablation of an accessory pathway; in one an atrial septal defect was closed. A 2.5 month old baby after Norwood I operation, underwent balloon dilation of the pulmonary arteries. Two patients after prior Fontan surgery underwent DDDR pacemaker implantation. The size of the introducer sheath ranged from 4 F up to two 9 F introducers in the same vein for pacemaker insertion. At the end of the procedure, hemostasis was achieved by external compression.
Results
Transhepatic access could be established in all six patients (using a mirror image approach in children with left atrial isomerism) and the interventional procedures could be performed as planned. In one patient with implantation of a permanent pacemaker, a subcutaneous hematoma occurred, requiring blood transfusion.
Conclusion
In selected pediatric patients, transhepatic access for catheter intervention can easily be achieved.
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Sreeram, N. Transhepatic approach for catheter interventions in infants and children with congenital heart disease. Clin Res Cardiol 95, 329–333 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-006-0382-y
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