title: Surgical closure of patent ductus arteriosus in pre-term babies.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present by illustration the surgical options in neonatal PDA closure with emphasis on clip application.
  
  
  METHODS
  Photo/video-documentation of surgical closure of PDA in a neonate by clip application coupled with free-hand drawings showing PDA closure by ligation and division. Review of 38 neonates undergoing surgical PDA closure in our institution between 1998 and 2006.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall survival following surgery was 100%. There was one case of residual PDA and three postoperative complications - 2 cases of pneumothorax and one chylothorax.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The outcome of surgical closure of PDA in neonates is very good with zero mortality in our series and only few postoperative complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Slovak Children's Heart center, Limbova 1, 833 51 Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Valentík
authors.forename: Ic
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Omeje
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Poruban
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sagát
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nosál