Open AccessTratamento cirúrgico de persistência de ducto arterioso – relato de caso
Author(s) -
Jéssica Caetano da Fré,
Carla Novelli da Silva,
S. M. T. Marques
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista agrária acadêmica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2595-3125
DOI - 10.32406/v4n6/2021/38-48/agrariacad
Subject(s) - ductus arteriosus , medicine , ligation , left pulmonary artery , pulmonary artery , shunt (medical) , occlusion , aorta , surgery , cardiology , anesthesia
The ductus arteriosus is an arterial shunt between the aorta and a pulmonary artery, physiological during fetal development, during this period it shunts away part of the blood circulation that would go to the lungs, which at that moment are still afunctional. After birth, there is a physiological closure of this duct, its non-occlusion is called persistent ductus arteriosus (PDA), which is treated surgically. We report the clinical case of a female canine of the German dwarf spitz breed that was diagnosed with PDA in a routine pediatric pre-vaccination consultation. Doppler echocardiography was then performed with confirmation of PDA. Treatment consisted of surgical correction using the standard technique of ligation of the patent ductus arteriosus. The procedure was successful with the patient's recovery.