Monocotyledons (/ËmÉnÉËkÉtÉËliËdÉn, -ËkÉtËliË-/), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae sensu Chase & Reveal) are flowering plants (angiosperms) whose seeds typically contain only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon.
Treatment. Duct ectasia sometimes gets better without treatment. Warm compresses and antibiotics may be used in some cases. If the symptoms do not go away, the abnormal duct may be removed with surgery. How does duct ectasia affect your risk for breast cancer? Duct ectasia does not increase your breast cancer risk.
When surgical ligation is not indicated, prostaglandin inhibitors (eg, nonsteroid antiinflammatory drugs [NSAIDs]) are used to close the ductus arteriosus. Intravenous (IV) indomethacin or IV ibuprofen is used to treat patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in the neonate and in premature infants. The dose used for ibuprofen is 10 mg/kg bolus followed by 5 mg/kg/d for 2 additional days. (IV ibuprofen became available in the United States on June 2009.)