Truncus arteriosus with patent ductus arteriosus and normal aortic arch.
In hearts with a common arterial trunk (truncus arteriosus), there is almost always an inverse development of the aortic arch and the ductus arteriosus. Truncus with a normal aortic arch and a patent ductus is a rare echocardiographic and surgical finding. In this report, we describe 2 neonates in whom truncus arteriosus with a normal aortic arch and a medium or large patent ductus was diagnosed by preoperative echocardiography (without catheterization) and confirmed intraoperatively.
Mello
D M
DM
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
McElhinney
D B
DB
Parry
A J
AJ
Silverman
N H
NH
Hanley
F L
FL
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014339:Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery