[The aortopulmonary window. A report of 4 cases].
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.
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Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez (INCICH), México, D.F.
Delgado Leal
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Díaz Moncada
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Vázquez
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Calderón-Colmenero
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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
Ventana aortopulmonar. Reporte de 4 casos.