Overview

• Two minimally invasive endovascular procedures were performed at 6 and 13 days of life to reach and seal the lesion through microcatheters.
• Physicians used a specific medical acrylic adhesive described as similar to commercial instant glues to occlude the hepatic shunt.
• Clinical effects were immediate as blood pressure rose, lungs decongested, vital organs were reperfused, and the infant began breathing without assistance.
• The newborn is in pediatric intensive care with a reported outlook that includes the prospect of normal growth.
• A multidisciplinary team from Regina Margherita and Molinette hospitals led the case, which hospital leadership highlighted as a demonstration of the center’s pediatric interventional capability.