Bedside surgical ligation of the patent ductus arteriosus in very-low-birth-weight premature infants: Limited upper ministernotomy as an alternative approach.

Muhammet Akyuz Onur Isik Ilker Mercan Meltem Cakmak

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)

The limited upper ministernotomy is an anatomically and technically feasible alternative to classical left posterolateral thoracotomy for bedside surgical PDA ligation.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
preterm infants
human milk
preterm birth
coronary artery disease
left ventricular
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
aortic valve