Operation for adult patent ductus arteriosus using cardiopulmonary bypass Riichiro Toda, MD, Yukinori Moriyama, MD, Masafumi Yamashita, MD, Yoshifumi Iguro, MD, Hitoshi Matsumoto, MD, Gouichi Yotsumoto, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 70, Issue 6, Pages 1935-1937 (December 2000) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01702-1
Fig 1 Schema of the balloon occlusion method. The balloon was passed through the center of the patch with a purse-string suture. It was inserted into the ductus through the opened pulmonary trunk (PDA = patent ductus arteriosus). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 70, 1935-1937DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01702-1)