Successful stent graft insertion for endovascular aneurysm repair and closure of patent ductus arteriosus in an adult patient

Case Rep Cardiol. 2015:2015:317061. doi: 10.1155/2015/317061. Epub 2015 Feb 1.

Abstract

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is sometimes undetected until adulthood, and surgical closure of a PDA is dangerous because of the calcification of the ductus. Percutaneous approaches such as coil embolization and use of a PDA occluder are less invasive; however, these devices are not suitable for PDA with thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA). We present the case of a 72-year-old female patient who underwent successful stent graft insertions for PDA with TAA.