title: Aortopulmonary window due to balloon angioplasty after arterial switch operation.
abstract: We report 2 cases of aortopulmonary window that developed after balloon angioplasty for pulmonary artery stenosis. Both patients had undergone arterial switch operations for complete transposition of the great arteries before the angioplasty. These aortopulmonary windows were repaired through elective operations. The clinical features, diagnosis, management, and proposed mechanisms of this complication are described.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Children's Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. hirofu2@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hiroo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sekiguchi
authors.forename: Masahide
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chikada
authors.forename: Mio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noma
authors.forename: Ryoichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ishida
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery*