PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Philip Roberts
AU  - Satish Adwani
AU  - Nick Archer
AU  - Neil Wilson
TI  - Catheter closure of the arterial duct in preterm infants
AID  - 10.1136/adc.2005.078600
DP  - 2007 Jul 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
PG  - F248--F250
VI  - 92
IP  - 4
4099  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/92/4/F248.short
4100  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/92/4/F248.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed2007 Jul 01; 92
AB  - Background: When medical treatment of a symptomatic arterial duct in a preterm infant fails, management is surgical. Patients and Methods: 10 preterm neonates referred to a tertiary cardiac centre for treatment of a symptomatic patent arterial duct who underwent cardiac catheterisation with the intention of device closure. Results: Successful catheter device closure of the arterial duct in nine preterm infants is described. Conclusion: In selected cases, catheter device closure may offer an alternative to thoracotomy and surgical ligation.