Closure of adult patent ductus arteriosus under cardiopulmonary bypass by using foley balloon catheter.
BACKGROUND
The wall of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in adults is usually fragile and may be associated with calcification.


METHODS
We present a 43-year-old female patient who underwent successful ductal closure operation under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) via a transpulmonary route.


RESULTS
The operation was uneventful and the patient was discharged from the hospital on the 4th postoperative day.


CONCLUSIONS
Transpulmonary route for the closure of the PDA by using CPB is a safe and acceptable approach in adult patients.
Tekin
Yildirim
Y
Cardiovascular Surgery Service, Goztepe Safak Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ozer
Selimoglu
S
Murat
Basaran
B
Hulusi
Us Melih
UM
Timucin
Ogus Noyan
ON
D000328:Adult; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002404:Catheterization; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans