Ductus arteriosus aneurysm presenting as pulmonary artery obstruction: diagnosis and management.
The occurrence of pulmonary artery obstruction in an 8 day old infant as a complication of an aneurysm of a nonpatent ductus arteriosus is reported, together with the echocardiographic and angiographic findings. To relieve the obstruction, the aneurysm and an intrapulmonary thrombus were successfully removed with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass when the infant was 3 months old.
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004373:Ductus Arteriosus; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic