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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73:659-661
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Aortopulmonary window due to balloon angioplasty after arterial switch operation

Hiroo Takayama, MD*a, Akihiko Sekiguchi, MDa, Masahide Chikada, MDa, Mio Noma, MDa, Ryoichi Ishida, MDa

a Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Children’s Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Accepted for publication June 25, 2001.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Takayama, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Children’s Hospital, 3-35-31 Taishido Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 154-8509, Japan
e-mail: hirofu2{at}hotmail.com

We report 2 cases of aortopulmonary window that developed after balloon angioplasty for pulmonary artery stenosis. Both patients had undergone arterial switch operations for complete transposition of the great arteries before the angioplasty. These aortopulmonary windows were repaired through elective operations. The clinical features, diagnosis, management, and proposed mechanisms of this complication are described.






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