Open AccessDescriptive review of patent ductus arteriosus ligation by video-assisted thoracoscopy in pediatric population: 7-year experience
Author(s) -
Tomasz Stankowski,
Sleiman Sebastian Aboul-Hassan,
Farzaneh Seifi-Zinab,
Dirk Fritzsche,
Marcin Misterski,
Ivan Sazdovski,
Jakub Marczak,
Anna Szymańska,
Łukasz Szarpak,
Kurt Ruetzler,
Sanchit Ahuja,
Bartłomiej Perek
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.05.59
Subject(s) - medicine , ductus arteriosus , thoracotomy , video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , thoracoscopy , perioperative , surgery , ligation , mortality rate , retrospective cohort study
Less invasive procedures such as video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) are desirable for patent ductal artery (PDA) ligation when pharmacologic or conservative approaches fail. Studies done on VATS-PDA ligation showed better outcomes when compared to open thoracotomies, however, complication rates remain conflicting. Learning curve can be a postulated reason which may also precludes the acceptability. We therefore sought to report our single centered 7-year experience of PDA closure with VATS.