title: Closure of adult patent ductus arteriosus under cardiopulmonary bypass by using foley balloon catheter.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Service, Goztepe Safak Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yildirim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tekin
authors.forename: Selimoglu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: Basaran
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Murat
authors.forename: Us Melih
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Hulusi
authors.forename: Ogus Noyan
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Timucin
mesh_terms: 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