A case of aortopulmonary window simulating common arterial trunk presented at the age of 13


ÇETİN İ. İ., ÖRÜN U. A., Varan B., Coşkun M., Tokel K.

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, cilt.28, sa.4, ss.533-535, 2005 (Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00270-004-0260-9
  • Dergi Adı: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.533-535
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: aortopulmonary window, common arterial trunk, computed tomography, angiography
  • Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We have reported a patient with aortopulmonary window (APW) simulating truncus. In classically defined APW, aorta and main pulmonary artery separate again after a distance from the window and form the aortic arch and pulmonary arteries. However, in our case, there was no separation and they formed a very large pouch from which the great vessels originated. Thus, we believe that we have presented the first case of APW simulating truncus, but with two separate semilunar valves. © Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2005.