Clinical findings, diagnosis and therapy of patent ductus venosus in children: a case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patent ductus venosus (PDV) is a rare form of congenital portosystemic shunt. Because of the diversity of clinical symptoms and insufficient knowledge of this condition, clinicians often fail to perform targeted examinations, resulting in missed diagnoses and misdiagnoses. This study summarized the clinical and radiological findings, as well as surgical methods, of PDV with the aim of improving early diagnosis and guiding treatment.

Methods

Clinical, laboratory, and radiologic data of patients with PDV were analyzed retrospectively. In all, 9 patients with PDV were included in the study (7 male, 2 female; median age 1.6 years, age range 16 days to 16.5 years).

Results

Data for all 9 patients with PDV were reviewed. The most common initial clinical presentat

SUBMITTER: Xiang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9622399 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature