title: [A case of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for patent ductus arteriosus under transesophageal echocardiography].
abstract: A six-year-old boy with patent ductus arteriosus was successfully treated by thoracoscopic surgery under transesophageal echocardiography, by which interruption of the ductal flow was confirmed. Postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged on the 3rd postoperative day. The transesophageal echocardiography was effective to confirm disappearance of the flow in the operating room real-time. Video-assisted endoscopic surgery have reduced operative trauma in adult thoracic and general surgery, and can be safely applied to pediatric patients with patent ductus arteriosus. This technique may be an effective addition to the staged management of more complex forms of congenital heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto 2nd, Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taniyasu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hiramatsu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ikawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takenaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tokuda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokoji
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kiyosawa
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014741:Video Recording