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


Çetin İ. İ., Örün U. A., Varan B., Coşkun M., Tokel K.

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, vol.28, no.4, pp.533-535, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00270-004-0260-9
  • Journal Name: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.533-535
  • Keywords: Angiography, Aortopulmonary window, Common arterial trunk, Computed tomography
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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.