A clinical analysis was performed on 61 cases of patent ductus arteriosus experienced at Yeungnam University Hospital during 3 years period from April, 1984 to December, 1986. Of the 61 patient of PDA, 13 patients were male and 48 patient were female and age ranged 2 months to 26 years old with the average age of 9.4 years. The chief complaints on admission were frequent URI and dyspnea on exertion. diagnostic procedure were Doppler echocardiogram (in 53 among 61). Three postoperative complication were developed, but there was no operative mortality.
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent* ; Dyspnea ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Mortality ; Postoperative Complications

Adult ; Balloon Occlusion ; instrumentation ; Ductus Arteriosus, Patent ; complications ; therapy ; Equipment Design ; Female ; Humans ; Hypertension, Pulmonary ; complications

Aortic Coarctation ; complications ; Ductus Arteriosus, Patent ; complications ; Humans ; Infant ; Pulmonary Artery ; abnormalities

Chylothorax is a rare but serious and well-recognized complication of thoracic and cardiac procedures. A postoperative chylothorax developed in a 3-month-old male patient after ligation of patent ductus arteriosus and repair of coarctation of aorta. He was treated successfully with conservative management using a combination of parenteral octreotide and medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) -enriched fomula with pleural drainage. We report a case of successful conservative treatment using octreotide for postoperative chylothorax.
Aortic Coarctation ; Chylothorax* ; Drainage ; Ductus Arteriosus, Patent ; Humans ; Infant ; Ligation ; Male ; Octreotide* ; Postoperative Complications ; Triglycerides

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of cerebral hemodynamic changes on white matter damage in premature infant with patent ductus arteriosus(PDA). METHODS: A total of 106 premature infants were enrolled in the study, including 35 PDA infants with hemodynamic changes (hsPDA group), 35 PDA infants without hemodynamic changes (non-hsPDA group) and 36 non-PDA infants (control group). Serum level of neuron-specific enolase (NES) was detected and craniocerebral ultrasound examination was performed on d3, d7 and d14 after birth. The correlation between blood flow rate of PDA and gray scale value of lateral ventricle was analyzed. RESULTS: Gray scale values of lateral ventricle and serum levels of NES in hsPDA group were higher than those in control group on d3, d7 and d14 (P<0.01), but no significant difference was observed between non-hsPDA group and control group (P>0.05). There was a positive correlation between the blood flow rate of PDA and gray scale value of lateral ventricle (r=0.876, P<0.01) in premature infants. CONCLUSION Patent ductus arteriosus with hemodynamic changes is closely related to white matter damage in premature infants, and early intervention is necessary.
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent ; complications ; Hemodynamics ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature ; Ultrasonography ; White Matter ; pathology

Muscle sparing thoracotomy is known as alternative of posterolateral thoracotomy because of less postoperative pain, preservation of muscle power and better cosmetic outcome. Curved axillary thoracotomy (CAT) is a type of muscle sparing thoracotomy. Between July 2003 and August 2004, 5 patients diagnosed as pure patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) treated by CAT and we reviewed results retrospectively by clinical record. The operative procedures were ligation of ductus in 4 cases and division of ductus in 1 case. There were no postoperative complication. Curved axillary thoracotomy is considerable alternative for surgical treatment of PDA with merits of muscle sparing effect and cosmetic benefit.
Animals ; Cats ; Ductus Arteriosus, Patent* ; Humans ; Ligation ; Pain, Postoperative ; Postoperative Complications ; Retrospective Studies ; Surgical Procedures, Operative ; Thoracotomy*

Aorta, Thoracic ; abnormalities ; Child, Preschool ; Ductus Arteriosus, Patent ; complications ; Female ; Humans ; Pulmonary Artery ; abnormalities ; Subclavian Artery ; abnormalities

OBJECTIVETo explore the clinical treatment methods and their effects in the treatment of premature patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and to summarize the experience of surgical treatment for PDA.

METHODSNineteen premature infants who were diagnosed with PDA and received surgical treatment betwen January 2013 and December 2014 were selected as the surgical group, and 19 premature infants with PDA who did not receive surgical treatment during the same period were selected as the non-surgical group. The differences in medical history, clinical conditions, mortality, and major complications between the two groups were analyzed, and the characteristics of surgical treatment and its clinical effects were analyzed from the aspects of preoperative preparation and surgical results.

RESULTSCompared with the surgical group, the gestational age and birth weight in the non-surgical group were significantly greater (P<0.01), and Apgar scores for 1 and 5 minutes after birth were significantly higher in the non-surgical group (P<0.05). The PDA diameter, time to confirmed ultrasonic diagnosis, and duration of auxiliary ventilation in the surgical group were greater than in the non-surgical group, and the incidence of drug therapy, left atrium/aortic root (LA/AO) ratio>1.3, and the square of catheter diameter/birth weight (d2/BW) ratio>9 mm2/kg in the surgical group was significantly higher than in the non-surgical group (P<0.05). Compared with the non-surgical group, the surgical group had a significantly higher incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (P<0.01), and there were no significant differences in the incidence of death, cerebral white matter damage, intracranial hemorrhage, and necrotizing enterocolitis between the two groups (P>0.05).

CONCLUSIONSFor premature infants with clinical symptoms and no improvement after conservative medical treatment or drug therapy, surgical ligation is a relatively safe and effective treatment method for PDA.

Birth Weight ; Ductus Arteriosus, Patent ; complications ; mortality ; therapy ; Female ; Gestational Age ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature ; Male

Child ; Child, Preschool ; Ductus Arteriosus, Patent ; diagnostic imaging ; Echocardiography ; Female ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular ; complications ; Humans ; Infant ; Male

BACKGROUND: Treatment of adult patent ductus arteriosus(PDA) has many difficulty such as pulmonary hypertension, arterial wall calcification, aneurysmal chage of ductus. We tried to evaluate the effect of surgical interruption of PDA on postopeative change of heart size. MATERIAL AND METHOD: From 1987 to 1997 we experienced 30 cases of the ligation of patent ductus arteriosus in adult at the department of cardiovacular surgery in Masan Samsung General Hospital. RESULT: There were 9 males and 21 females and their ages ranged from 16 to 44 years, with a mean age of 26.1 years. 15 patients had pulmonary hypertension and 9 patients complained of dyspnea with a degree of functional NYHA class III. Operation method was double or triple ligation using Teflon felt. Postoperative complications were wound dehiscence in 3 patients and transient hoarseness in 1 patient. The mean preoperative cardiothoracic ratio was 54.7%, and mean postoperative cardiothoracic ratio was 51.9%. The change of cardiothoracic ratio was more typical in the cases who had congestive heart failure. Their mean preoperative cardiothoracic ratio was 64.8% and the mean postoperative cardiothoracic ratio was 58.5% there was no postoperative deaths. CONCLUSION: We canclude that the improvement in cardiothoracic ratio may result from surgical intervention of PDA.
Adult* ; Aneurysm ; Ductus Arteriosus, Patent* ; Dyspnea ; Female ; Heart ; Heart Failure ; Hoarseness ; Hospitals, General ; Humans ; Hypertension, Pulmonary ; Ligation* ; Male ; Polytetrafluoroethylene ; Postoperative Complications ; Wounds and Injuries