title: Paraplegia after ductus ligation accompanied by injury to intercostal artery.
abstract: Paraplegia is a hitherto unreported complication of the surgical treatment of patent ductus arteriosus. This communication presents the case history of a 5-year-old girl in whom this serious complications developed after ductus ligation accompanied by injury to an intercostal artery.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000293:injuries*