Antenatal echocardiographic diagnosis of an aortopulmonary window combined with pulmonary stenosis in neonate. A case report

• Authors: Katarzyna Więckowska , Jerzy Węgrzynowski , Katarzyna Zych - Krekora , Joanna Kwiatkowska , Maciej Słodki , Maria Respondek-Liberska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this report a case of aortopulmonary window (APW) diagnosed at 26 hbd is presented. APW supported the pulmonary circulation in neonate afflicted with pulmonary stenosis. To our knowledge, this is the first report in the literature referring to observing their coincidence in fetal life.

Keywords

EN

aortopulmonary window; pulmonary stenosis; prenatal diagnosis

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Prenatal Cardiology
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 33-37

Dates

published

1 - 9 - 2015

received

22 - 9 - 2015

accepted

27 - 9 - 2015

online

30 - 12 - 2015

Contributors

author

Katarzyna Więckowska

• Medical University of Lodz, Medical Faculty

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Jerzy Węgrzynowski

• Szczecin Zdroje Hospital

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Katarzyna Zych - Krekora

• Department of Prenatal Cardiology, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute

author

Joanna Kwiatkowska

• Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease, Medical University, Gdańsk

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Maciej Słodki

• Department of Prenatal Cardiology, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute
• The State School of Higher Professional Education in Plock

author

Maria Respondek-Liberska

• Department of Diagnoses and Prevention Fetal Malformations Medical University of Lodz
• Department of Prenatal Cardiology, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12847/09157