LPA Occulusion Due to the Erroneous Ligature of Patent Ductus Arteriosus: a report of 3 cases.
- Author:
Tae Seung SONG
1
;
Tae Chin YUN
;
Gyung Suk MIN
;
Dong Man SEO
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Collage of Medicine, University of Ulsan.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Patent ductus arteriosus;
Obstruction of left pulmonary artery
- MeSH:
Aorta, Thoracic;
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent*;
Heart Failure;
Humans;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn;
Infant, Premature;
Ligation*;
Lung;
Pulmonary Artery
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2000;33(5):422-427
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Confusion of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) for the descending thoracic aorta is a fatal error occurring occasionally in infants or neonates. As a result, the left pulmonary artery (LPA) may be misconceived as the PDA, and ligated. This surgical mishap of other hospital leads to serious congestive heart failure and loss of left lung function due to the underdevelopment in the peripheral vascular and alveolar structures in neonates and premature infants. In this report, 3 cases of LPA ligation and subsequent treatment are presented.
