[Infective endocarditis complicating patent ductus arteriosus: emergency surgical treatment of two cases]. / Endocardite infectieuse compliquant une persistance du canal artériel et opérée en urgence : à propos de deux observations.

Infective endocarditis is a rare complication of patent ductus arteriosus nowadays. About two patients, aged 7 and 5 years old, we diagnosed and treated a patent ductus arteriosus complicated with an infective vegetative endocarditis with a risk of pulmonary embolism. We report in this observation this clinical and surgical experience.