title: Operation for adult patent ductus arteriosus using an aortic stent-graft technique.
abstract: Patent ductus arteriosus is a condition usually diagnosed and treated in childhood but in some instances is not detected until adult life. Although surgical closure remains the accepted treatment in most cases, stent-grafting has emerged as a possible alternative treatment for persistent ductus arteriosus in the adult. We describe a case of elective repair of a patent ductus arteriosus using an aortic stent-graft technique in a young man. Successful use of the endoprosthetic approach may allow more widespread use of this technique in adult patent ductus arteriosus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia. ozmen@ozemail.com.au
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ozmen
authors.forename: Emily K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Granger
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Geoff H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000601:surgery*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed