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Int J Angiol 1994; 3(1): 139-141
DOI: 10.1007/BF02014932
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Closure of the calcified patent ductus in adults—a new surgical method for interruption of the patent ductus

Keiichiro Katsumoto, Tatsuru Niibori
  • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Saitama Hospital, Saitama, Japan
Presented at the 35th Annual Congress of the International College of Angiology, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 1993
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22 April 2011 (online)

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Abstract

As a surgical technique for closure of the calcified ductus in adults, some surgeons advocate the method of intraaortic closure with a patch, but patch closure from inside the aorta is sometimes a hazardous procedure. The authors have applied ductus closure with a silicon sponge under direct vision. A cylindrically cut silicon sponge was inserted into the ductus through a small incision in the ductus. They advocate this surgical procedure as a safe alternative to the patch closure method from inside the aorta.