title: Pre- and postoperative growth in persistent ductus arteriosus.
abstract: Children with a persistent ductus arteriosus requiring ligation under 6 months of age show evidence of intrauterine growth retardation. By the time of operation the weight centile of 17 (71%) of 24 such infants had fallen, but 20(84%) of the 24 gained weight postoperatively. Those who did not so were either large-for-dates infants growing towards the normal or small-for-dates infants who remained small postoperatively.
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male