Late Complication of Amplatzer Duct Occluder: Erosion and Pseudoaneurysm

Abstract

We are presenting a delayed complication of an Amplatzer duct occluder (ADO) in which a patient presented with increasing hemoptysis owing to ADO eroding the vessel wall and forming a pseudoaneurysm that communicated with the left main bronchus. Although ADO is considered as the safest for catheter-based patent ductus arteriosus closures, isolated complication as reported can occur. Just like atrial septal defect device closures, which were considered safe initially and found to be having an erosion incidence of 0.1% to 0.3%, this case could represent an isolated event (the index case) or a long-term complication occurring at a very low incidence.