Percutaneous Patent Ductus Arteriosus Closure in a Conjoined Twin: Case Report

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2025 Jan 13;121(12):e20240351. doi: 10.36660/abc.20240351. eCollection 2025.
[Article in Portuguese, English]

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

Conjoined twin patients with patent ductus arteriosus and hemodynamic repercussions have a worse prognosis. In the present case report, we demonstrate the first successful percutaneous closure of the ductus arteriosus with the Piccolo© device (Abbot Structural Heart, Plymouth, MN, USA) in this type of clinical situation.

Gêmeos unidos com persistência do canal arterial e repercussões hemodinâmicas apresentam pior prognóstico. No presente relato de caso, demonstramos o primeiro fechamento percutâneo bem-sucedido do canal arterial com o dispositivo Piccolo© (Abbot Structural Heart, Plymouth, MN, EUA) nesse tipo de situação clínica.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Catheterization / methods
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent* / diagnostic imaging
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent* / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Septal Occluder Device*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Twins, Conjoined* / surgery