title: Aortopulmonary Window Associated with an Ascending Aorta Aneurysm in an Adult.
abstract: Aortopulmonary window (APW) is a rare congenital malformation. It results from an incomplete division between the ascending aorta and the pulmonary artery. We describe a 26-year-old male, who presented with a grade II exertional dyspnea and palpitations. Echocardiography revealed an APW with an ascending aorta aneurysm. He underwent surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass without aortic cross-clamping. The APW was closed via the pulmonary artery flap technique using an autologous pericardial patch, and the aneurysm was repaired through the reduction aortoplasty technique. The patient was discharged on the 4(th) postoperative day. At 2 years' follow-up, he had remained asymptomatic and echocardiography showed aortic valve competence, ascending aorta diameter of 38 mm, and no residual shunt.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Unit, Mohamed VI Universitary Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors.forename: Rachid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: El Haouati
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Unit, Mohamed VI Universitary Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors.forename: Yassine
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Boukaidi
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Unit, Mohamed VI Universitary Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors.forename: Zahira
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zouizra
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Unit, Mohamed VI Universitary Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors.forename: Drissi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boumzebra
keywords: Aneurysm; Aorta; Aortopulmonary septal defect; Heart defects; congenital