d'Udekem Y, Rubay J E, Sluysmans T
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc-UCL, Brussels Belgium.
Cardiovasc Surg. 1997 Jun;5(3):338-9.
A case of successfully operated neonatal ductus arteriosus aneurysm is described. Cardiac catheterization was performed to confirm the diagnosis because of a misinterpretation of the anatomy on transthoracic echocardiography. Rupture, embolism and infection are described complications of such aneurysms. Surgery should therefore be recommended without delay.