Successful Percutaneous Transcatheter Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Through The Right Internal Jugular Vein Using Stiff Amplatzer Catheter With A Reshaped Tip.

ABSTRACT

Percutaneous transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) remains challenging when femoral venous approach is not available. We describe the successful closure of a PFO using the right internal jugular venous approach and a catheter delivery system with a reshaped tip in a patient with a PFO, recurrent stroke, recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding, bilateral deep venous thrombosis and thrombosed bilateral inferior vena cava filter.