Patent ductus arteriosus in adults: Surgical experience in Ivory-Coast
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Patent ductus arteriosus in adults: surgical experience in Ivory-Coast.
BACKGROUND Patent ductus arteriosus surgery is well documented. Hospital Mortality has reduced to almost 0%. Yet, with adults, this surgical cure is likely to be difficult and require some technical skills METHOD A retrospective study of surgical procedures and results after surgery of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in adults. RESULTS Since 1978 to 2000 we have reported 16 operated cases. T...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of African Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1596-3519
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.55732