Technique for closure of the small patent ductus arteriosus using the Rashkind occluder.
Percutaneous transcatheter closure of the patent ductus arteriosus has become a clinically viable procedure in childhood due to the pioneering work of Rashkind and Mullins. Presented is a modification of the technique to accomplish catheter closure in the small ductus arteriosus.
Benson
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Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Dyck
J
J
Hecht
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D000293:Adolescent; D001027:Aortography; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans