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Masood Sadiq1, Ahmad U Qureshi1, Zahid Amin2
1Department of Paediatric Cardiology, The Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan.
Abstract:
We report a case of Figulla-II Occlutech septal occluder malposition with residual shunt at posteriosuperior margin of an atrial septal defect. Improvising its bioptome type delivery cable, same system was used to recapture the device and redeploy it successfully. This report highlights a potential malfunction of Figulla-II Occlutech disc and the advantage of its delivery system for retrieval of the device.
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