title: Prenatal diagnosis of aortopulmonary window.
abstract: Aortopulmonary window (APW) is a rare congenital heart malformation. It refers to a connection between the ascending aorta and the pulmonary trunk before bifurcation. We report a case of APW that was detected by prenatal fetal echocardiography. The diagnosis was confirmed postnatally with an additional partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Corrective surgery was performed at the age of 1 week. Prenatal diagnosis of APW is important because an operation early after birth is required to prevent congestive heart failure due to high pulmonary blood flow. It is essential to visualize the aortopulmonary septum during fetal echocardiographic examination.
authors.affiliation: Bakirkoy Women's and Children's Teaching Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bakirkoy, Istanbul.
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Aytul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corbacioglu
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ceylan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001028:Aortopulmonary Septal Defect / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*