title: Truncus arteriosus with patent ductus arteriosus and normal aortic arch.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Mello
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: McElhinney
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Parry
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Silverman
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Hanley
mesh_terms: 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