title: The window ductus: Circulatory arrest as an option for surgical repair.
abstract: The window ductus represents a very rare anatomical anomaly. Only a few cases of successful surgical repair have been reported. We present a 12 year old boy in whom window ductus was diagnosed and successfully operated. The operation included closure of the large (2.5 cm×0.5 cm) connection between the main pulmonary artery and the aortic arch using cardiopulmonary bypass and hypothermia with circulatory arrest.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Indus Hospitals, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Muslim
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mustaev