Ligation in adult persistent ductus arteriosus.
Seventy one patients with a persistent ductus arteriosus were operated upon at the Cardiovascular Unit in Gülhane Military Medical Academy. The mean age of these cases was 24 years. Twenty five patients (35%) were asymptomatic. The average pulmonary artery systolic pressure was 50 +/- 22 mmHg. In the majority of the cases the ductus was ligated (91.5%), but 6 of the cases were treated by division (8.5%). Early and late complications or mortality were not encountered. In this study 71 cases are reviewed: the preoperative cardiac catheterization and the operative findings are studied in relation to the surgical procedures used. Ligation is a simple, quick and effective surgical treatment for persistent ductus arteriosus in adults.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
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Yorulmaz
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Oztürk
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Arslan
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D000328:Adult; D004373:Ductus Arteriosus / Q000601:surgery; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D015994:Incidence; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male