title: Do we still need the surgeon to close the persistently patent arterial duct?
authors.affiliation: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. ogalal@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mohammed O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Galal
authors.forename: Arif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Amin M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Arfi
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D019736:Prostheses and Implants