Prenatal diagnosis of aortopulmonary window

Aortopulmonary window (APW) is a rare congenital heart malformation. It refers to a connection between the ascending aorta and the pulmonary trunk before bifurcation. We report a case of APW that was detected by prenatal fetal echocardiography. The diagnosis was confirmed postnatally with an additio...

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Published in:Journal of clinical ultrasound 2012-11, Vol.40 (9), p.598-599
Main Authors: Aslan, Halil, Corbacioglu, Aytul, Yildirim, Gokhan, Ceylan, Yavuz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aorta - abnormalities
Aorta - diagnostic imaging
Aorta - surgery
Aortopulmonary Septal Defect - diagnostic imaging
Aortopulmonary Septal Defect - surgery
aortopulmonary window
echocardiography
Fatal Outcome
Female
Fetal Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Hematoma, Subdural
Humans
Hydrocephalus
Infant, Newborn
Male
Postoperative Complications
Pregnancy
prenatal diagnosis
Pulmonary Artery - abnormalities
Pulmonary Artery - diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Artery - surgery
Ultrasonography, Prenatal - methods
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Summary:Aortopulmonary window (APW) is a rare congenital heart malformation. It refers to a connection between the ascending aorta and the pulmonary trunk before bifurcation. We report a case of APW that was detected by prenatal fetal echocardiography. The diagnosis was confirmed postnatally with an additional partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Corrective surgery was performed at the age of 1 week. Prenatal diagnosis of APW is important because an operation early after birth is required to prevent congestive heart failure due to high pulmonary blood flow. It is essential to visualize the aortopulmonary septum during fetal echocardiographic examination. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011
ISSN:0091-2751
1097-0096
DOI:10.1002/jcu.20867