Surgical treatment of persistent ductus arteriosus complicated by bacterial endocarditis.
A seven-year-old girl with persistent ductus arteriosus developed acute bacterial endocarditis with large vegetations in the ductus and the left pulmonary artery. Conservative management was not successful: repeated embolisation to the lungs necessitated operation during the acute endocarditis. Details of the operative technique are presented and discussed.
Stejskal
L
L
Cardiothoracic Unit, Hospital for Sick Children, London, UK.
Stark
J
J
D002648:Child; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000601:surgery*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments