title: [The aortopulmonary window. A report of 4 cases].
abstract: The aortopulmonary window is a rare congenital disease in which the aorta and pulmonary arteries are communicated by a defect of variable diameter. We review the clinical picture, diagnosis, associated lesions and treatment of four patients with this disease in a period between 1980 and 1990. Two patients had a distal and two a proximal type. There were associated lesions in three patients: Aortic arch interruption type A, patent ductus arteriosus, subaortic stenosis and a ventricular defect. All patients underwent surgical correction of a communication between 12 and 15 mm of diameter. We discuss diagnostic problems and treatment of this congenital disease.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez (INCICH), México, D.F.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gloss
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Delgado Leal
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Díaz Moncada
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vázquez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calderón-Colmenero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buendía
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001028:Aortopulmonary Septal Defect / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation
vernacular_title: Ventana aortopulmonar. Reporte de 4 casos.