Neonatal ductus arteriosus aneurysm causing nerve palsies and airway compression: Surgical treatment by decompression without excision

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 158-160

  Hornung, T S ^a,b   Nicholson, I A ^a   Nunn, G R ^a   Hawker, R E ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Decompression; Ductus arteriosus; Nerve palsy

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0032975586     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002469900428     Document Type: Article

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