Congenital aneurysm of the left sinus of Valsalva with an aortopulmonary tunnel.
Aneurysm of the left sinus of Valsalva is rare, and there is only one previous report of rupture into the pulmonary artery. This report describes a patient with valvular pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect in whom a portion of his pulmonary blood flow was supplied by an aortopulmonary tunnel arising from a left sinus of Valsalva aneurysm. The surgical implications of precise definition of the type of aortopulmonary communication are discussed.
D001011:Aorta; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000002:abnormalities*