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SUBMITTER: Sun Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6969450 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sun Zhongwei Z Li Dongxu D Wang Yabo Y An Qi Q
BMC surgery 20200117 1
<h4>Background</h4>Iatrogenic aortic stenosis is a serious complication and potentially fatal due to erosion of the aortic wall. Timely management is necessary to prevent complications.<h4>Case presentation</h4>A 2-year-old boy underwent surgery to remove part of an Amplatzer occluder after patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) device embolization in the thoracic aorta. He exhibited moderate to severe obstruction with erosion of the intimal layer of the aorta caused by the device, part of which was ret ...[more]