A rare complication of pre-Eisenmenger patent ductus arteriosus: Pulmonary artery dissection

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AY Y., KAHRAMAN AY N., AYDIN C., KARA İ., ZEYBEK R.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY CASE REPORTS, vol.4, no.5, pp.483-485, 2013 (ESCI)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 4 Issue: 5
• Publication Date: 2013
• Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2013.02.011
• Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY CASE REPORTS
• Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.483-485
• Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Pulmonary artery dissection associated with patent ductus arteriosus is usually seen in patients with pulmonary hypertension and Eisenmenger's syndrome. This paper presents a case with pre-Eisenmenger patent ductus arteriosus complicated by pulmonary artery dissection, and explains how she was surgically treated.