Imaged thoracoscopic surgery--patent ductus arteriosus ligation.
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) combines excellent visualization of the intrathoracic structures with a minimally invasive technique. A patient is presented who underwent successful ligation of a patent ductus arteriosus with a video-assisted thoracoscopic technique.
McCarthy
J F
JF
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Hurley
J P
JP
Wood
A E
AE
D000328:Adult; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000295:instrumentation; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D020708:Thoracoscopes; D014741:Video Recording / Q000295:instrumentation*