title: [Operative management of the calcified patent ductus arteriosus in the elderly].
abstract: Two cases of the calcified PDA were experienced in subjects aged more than 50 years. A 63-year-old woman was successfully operated upon. A Fogarty's balloon catheter was wedged into the PDA through the ductus after a pulmonary arteriotomy under cardiopulmonary (CP) bypass. A 57-year-old woman was safely operated. PDA was repaired under partial CP bypass with Bio-pump. Postoperative courses of these cases were uneventful. Brief review of surgical treatment for PDA was given.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery, National Sanatorium, Toyohashi Higashi Byoin.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohkawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukuchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koike
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murase
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery