What are the surgical procedures of patent ductus arteriosus

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Sometimes when patients before surgery, always want to know more about all the process of surgery or related matters, they will be more assured. Patent ductus arteriosus surgery belongs to minimally invasive surgery, let's talk about the surgical process of patent ductus arteriosus.

What are the surgical procedures of patent ductus arteriosus

First, all children with patent ductus arteriosus should be treated by operation, that is, ligating or cutting off the patent ductus arteriosus by operation, so as to achieve the purpose of radical cure. The best age for operation is 1-5 years old. In recent years, minimally invasive surgery for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) has been carried out in cardiac surgery at home and abroad, which is generally suitable for older children. Minimally invasive surgical treatment of patent ductus arteriosus for congenital heart disease has the advantages of less trauma and satisfactory results.

Second: no matter what kind of radical therapy children can receive, once the ductus arteriosus is closed, the child will become a healthy child. They should learn and participate in a variety of colorful Dharma exercises as normal children, and grow up. Patent ductus arteriosus surgery has become the most important method for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus. It is suitable for patients of different ages, different flow distribution, different thickness of catheter, especially for patients with ineffective non-surgical treatment.

Third: because patients with patent ductus arteriosus are easy to cause cardiac insufficiency, congestive heart failure, and pulmonary hypertension, infants or adults with patent ductus arteriosus diagnosed definitely, no matter whether they have symptoms or not, should immediately implement the operation of patent ductus arteriosus for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus. Surgical treatment of patent ductus arteriosus usually adopts left lateral thoracic incision, ligation or cutting suture, because there is no extracorporeal circulation, and the operation is completed under the beating heart, so the complications are less.

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Because the operation has certain risks, we must consider the patient's own physical condition and predict the postoperative recovery before choosing this operation. And to complete the operation as soon as possible, so that patients recover as soon as possible. In addition, if symptoms appear, the success rate of operation is high as soon as possible.