Closure of calcified patent ductus arteriosus
Tsukamoto, S.; Shindo, S.; Obana, M.; Akiyama, K.; Shiono, M.; Negishi, N.; Sezai, Y.
Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Official Journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia 6(1): 54-56
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 1341-1098 PMID: 10748361 Document Number: 513073
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in adults is occasionally associated with calcification and pulmonary hypertension, for which an anterior approach through a median sternotomy with cardiopulmonary bypass is often used. Sutures are placed without circulatory arrest by using a transpulmonary balloon catheter as an occluder. To secure the suture tie, we used Nélaton's catheters as tourniquets.