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SUBMITTER: Kuno T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4336929 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kuno Toshiki T Tsutsumi Koji K Numasawa Yohei Y
Case reports in cardiology 20150201
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is sometimes undetected until adulthood, and surgical closure of a PDA is dangerous because of the calcification of the ductus. Percutaneous approaches such as coil embolization and use of a PDA occluder are less invasive; however, these devices are not suitable for PDA with thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA). We present the case of a 72-year-old female patient who underwent successful stent graft insertions for PDA with TAA. ...[more]