A case of aortopulmonary window simulating common arterial trunk presented at the age of 13.
We have reported a patient with aortopulmonary window (APW) simulating truncus. In classically defined APW, aorta and main pulmonary artery separate again after a distance from the window and form the aortic arch and pulmonary arteries. However, in our case, there was no separation and they formed a very large pouch from which the great vessels originated. Thus, we believe that we have presented the first case of APW simulating truncus, but with two separate semilunar valves.
Department of Pediatrics, Başkent University Hospital, Bahçelievler 06490, Ankara, Turkey.
Ibrahim Ilker
II
Cetin
Utku Arman
UA
Orün
Birgül
B
Varan
Mehmet
M
Coşkun
Kürşad
K
Tokel
D000293:Adolescent; D001028:Aortopulmonary Septal Defect / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014339:Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging