Apr 30, 2021 · Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a heart defect that’s present at birth. PDA ligation is a procedure to repair this problem.

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a congenital heart defect that occurs when the patent ductus doesn’t close. Learn about PDA, including how it affects children and how we perform PDA …

Jan 29, 2025 · Patent ductus arteriosus is a persistent opening between the two main blood vessels leaving the heart. Those vessels are the aorta and the pulmonary artery. The condition …

The PDA is closed by tying it with suture (thread-like material) or by permanently placing a small metal clip around the PDA to squeeze it closed. Occasionally in the adult, a surgical patch is …

May 7, 2024 · The management of PDA in term infants, older children, and adults will be reviewed here. The pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis of PDA are discussed …

The timing of surgical ligation for patent ductus arteriosus is associated with neonatal morbidity in extremely preterm infants born at 23-25 weeks of gestation.

Dec 7, 2020 · Ligation is the tying off of the ductus (PDA) with a "ligature" (or two ligatures) made of a synthetic material. The vessel may or may not be divided after ligation.

The surgical repair, also called PDA ligation, is performed under general anesthesia. The procedure involves closing the open PDA with stitches or clips in order to prevent the surplus …

Since the first reported case of a PDA ligation by Dr. Robert Gross 80 years ago in 1938, PDA closure by medical (prophylactic and therapeutic) and surgical techniques has been in vogue.

Dec 16, 2025 · Therefore all patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ligations in premature infants in Scotland are undertaken at RHC Glasgow, usually in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). …