Aortico-right ventricular tunnel: prenatal diagnosis leading to neonatal survival.
In the 36th week of gestation a large aortico-right ventricular tunnel with an otherwise structurally normal heart was diagnosed by fetal echocardiography. This report describes for the first time the impact of the timely prenatal diagnosis of an aortico-right ventricular tunnel followed by successful management in early infancy.
Freund
M W
MW
Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital/University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands. m.w.freund@umcutrecht.nl <freund@umcutrecht.nl>
Stoutenbeek
P
P
van der Laan
M
M
ter Heide
H
H
Evens
J
J
Strengers
J
J
Haas
F
F
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*