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Percutaneous Closure of Aortopulmonary Collateral for Postoperative Hemoptysis

Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery 1 Department of Radiology Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology Thiruvananthapuram, India

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A 30-year-old male with tetralogy of Fallot presented with a history of hemoptysis. He had a major aortopulmonary collateral artery that could not be interrupted during corrective surgery due to technical problems. Postoperative recovery was complicated by congestive heart failure. Embolization of the aortopulmonary collateral artery was planned but he developed massive hemoptysis and emergency transcatheter occlusion was performed, which successfully controlled both hemoptysis and congestive heart failure.