Successful repositioning of an Amplatzer duct occluder immediately after inadvertent embolization in the descending aorta.

A case is described of the inadvertent embolization of an Amplatzer duct occluder in the descending aorta in a 10-year-old girl. It was possible to snare the device and bring it in its normal position in the aortic ductus ampulla. With a second snare, the recessed screw of the device could be caught and the device was successfully pulled back into the ductus. Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.