title: A Case of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in an Elderly Patient Treated by Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair.
abstract: The patient described herein was a 75-year-old female. Echocardiography showed patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Heart failure symptoms gradually appeared, and she was referred to our department for treatment. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed a tubular structure communicating between the aortic arch and pulmonary artery trunk, suggesting adult PDA. Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) was performed to close PDA. Completion angiography confirmed the disappearance of PDA. Post-TEVAR CT revealed no endoleak. The patient was discharged from the hospital on the 11th day after surgery. TEVAR is more useful and less invasive for adult PDA than conventional open surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Orimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Makiyo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hagihara
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsuneo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishiguchi
keywords: patent ductus arteriosus (PDA); thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR)