Coarctation of the Aorta as a Complication of Surgical Ligation of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in a Premature Infant

• Principais autores: Amna Qasim (Autor), Soham Dasgupta (Autor), Sunil K. Jain (Autor), Amyn K. Jiwani (Autor), Ashraf M. Aly (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Surgical ligation of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a commonly performed procedure. Complications are infrequent and most commonly include recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and rarely ligation of left pulmonary artery. We report a case of accidental ligation of the descending thoracic aorta lead...