title: Aneurysmal dilatation of the ductus arteriosus in a neonate.
abstract: Fetal ultrasound provides the capacity for early detection of a variety of congenital heart diseases. We report a case of aneurysmal dilatation of a patent ductus arteriosus detected in utero and subsequently confirmed by transthoracic echocardiography in the neonatal period. Prompt recognition of the ductus aneurysm with resultant surgical ligation may have averted potentially serious complications from this condition.
authors.affiliation: The Lillie Frank Abercrombie Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Siu
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kovalchin
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kearney
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Fenrich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004373:Ductus Arteriosus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009336:Necrosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal