European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 8, 108-109, Copyright © 1994 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Imaged thoracoscopic surgery--patent ductus arteriosus ligation
JF McCarthy, JP Hurley and AE Wood
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) combines excellent visualization of
the intrathoracic structures with a minimally invasive technique. A patient
is presented who underwent successful ligation of a patent ductus
arteriosus with a video-assisted thoracoscopic technique.