Villa E, Folliguet T, Magnano D, Vanden Eynden F, Le Bret E, Laborde F. Video-assisted thoracoscopic clipping of patent ductus arteriosus: close to the gold standard and minimally invasive competitor of percutaneous techniques.
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2006;
7:210-5. [PMID:
16645388 DOI:
10.2459/01.jcm.0000215275.55144.17]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To review our 12-year experience in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for patent ductus arteriosus.
METHODS
VATS was performed in 743 patients. Three groups were compared: 24 low-birth-weight infants (LBWIs), 676 children between 2.5-25 kg and 43 boys > 25 kg. A diameter of > 8 mm was the main contraindication. For 85 consecutive patients, hospital stay underwent cost analysis.
RESULTS
Median age was 1.6 years (range 5 days-33 years) and median weight 9.0 kg (range 1.2-65 kg). Mortality was nil. Median operative time was 20 min and hospital stay 2 days. Residual patency at discharge was 0% in LBWIs, 0.7% in children, and 4.7% in boys (P = NS) and 0, 0.3, and 4.7% at follow-up (P = 0.001). Persistent recurrent laryngeal nerve dysfunction was recorded in 4.2% of LBWIs, 0.3% of children and 0% of boys (P = 0.012). Total mean cost was Euro 5954 +/- 2110.
CONCLUSIONS
The success rate of VATS clipping compares favorably with the thoracotomic approach but without chest wall trauma and it may have a very favorable cost-effective therapeutic balance compared to transcatheter techniques.
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