title: Patent arterial duct and vascular ring in a premature infant.
abstract: We report a case of a 750 grams premature female who was scheduled for surgical ligation of a patent arterial duct. Intra-operative findings showed a patent arterial duct in association to a retro-esophageal aortic arch creating a complete vascular ring around the trachea, which was successfully divided. A vascular ring should be ruled-out in premature infants prior to ductal ligation at bidimensional echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhattarai
authors.forename: Vladimiro
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vida
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ricato
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salvadori
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stellin
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008026:Ligation
keywords: congenital heart disease, premature infant, surgery, vascular ring