title: Prenatal diagnosis and postnatal outcome of persistent right ductus arteriosus: a report of three cases.
abstract: The ductus arteriosus is a fetal vascular connection between the main pulmonary artery and aorta that diverts blood away from the pulmonary bed. Left and right ductus arteriosi emerge from embryological aortic arches. In normal embryologic cardiac development, both right aortic and ductal arches regress and the left ones persist. Persistent right ductus arteriosus (rDA) is one of the congenital anomalies of the ductal arch. In this paper, we report three cases of persistent right ductus arteriosus with right aortic arch.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Education and Research Hospital, Fevzi Cakmak mah., Barbaros cd. 775 Sk, Validesuyu Konutlari, C2 blok, D:34 Gaziosmanpasa, Istanbul, Turkey. draekiz@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ekiz
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Prenatal, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gul
authors.affiliation: Atasehir Sifa Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uludogan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bornaun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
keywords: Perinatal outcome; Prenatal diagnosis; Right aortic arch; Right ductus arteriosus