title: Perventricular device closure of patent ductus arteriosus: a secondary chance.
abstract: Transcatheter closure is the mainstay of treatment for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in the pediatric patient but it is technically challenging and does not always succeed, especially in a younger age child with a large PDA. We present a technique of using a transesophageal echocardiogram-guided minimally invasive perventricular closure for the pediatric patient with a large PDA who failed transcatheter closure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Kaiyu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Da
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures