0 of a tube or passage, especially from a gland:
Invasive ductal carcinoma is an aggressive cancer of the breast ducts.
Four patients had been born prematurely and had ductal ligation soon after birth.
The consequences of any delay in spontaneous ductal closure must be closely monitored.
They were evaluated for residual ductal murmur, residual ductal shunt and presence of puhnonaryaonic obstruction.
The following morning, auscultation again documented a rumbling continuous murmur, and ultrasound confirmed the presence of a moderately sized patent duct with significant ductal flow.
In transposition and total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage, maintaining ductal patency is not usually of much benefit.
The book then goes on to describe the various abnormalities of the fetal heart, genetic disorders and aortic arch and ductal abnormalities.
Since the umbrella can easily be dislodged immediately after initial implantation, immediate closure of residual ductal patency must not be attempted.
The 12 mm ductal umbrella was released without complication.
