Open AccessThe window ductus: Circulatory arrest as an option for surgical repair
Author(s) -
Vijay Agarwal,
Muslim Mustaev
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.74047
Subject(s) - medicine , circulatory system , ductus arteriosus , cardiopulmonary bypass , cardiology , surgery , aorta , anesthesia
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.