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  • Title: Combined perventricular septal defect closure and patent ductus arteriosus ligation via the lower ministernotomy approach.
    Author: Voitov A, Omelchenko A, Gorbatykh Y, Bogachev-Prokophiev A, Karaskov A.
    Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg; 2018 Feb 01; 26(2):323-324. PubMed ID: 29049675.
    Abstract:
    Over the past decade, minimally invasive approaches have been advocated for surgical correction of congenital defects to reduce costs related to hospitalization and for improved cosmesis. Minimal skin incisions and partial sternotomy reduce surgical trauma, however these techniques might not be successful in treating a number of congenital pathological conditions, particularly for combined congenital defects. We focused on cases with a combined presentation of ventricular septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus. We studied 12 infants who successfully underwent surgical treatment for a combined single-stage ventricular septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus closure through a lower ministernotomy without using cardiopulmonary bypass and X-rays. No intraoperative and early postoperative complications or mortality were noted. Postoperative echocardiography did not reveal residual shunts. The proposed technique is safe and reproducible in infants.
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