Surgery of isolated patent ductus arteriosus: a new technique of suture and division.
Since mid-1973 29 cases of isolated patent ductus arteriosus were treated in the Hong Kong University surgical unit with a new technique of suture and division. This technique has almost eliminated the problem of intraoperative haemorrhage and its consequences.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000601:surgery*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D013536:Suture Techniques