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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Fetal Medicine 2022; 09(03/04): 121-124
DOI: 10.1007/s40556-022-00348-4
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Ductus Arteriosus Aneurysm: A Case Report and Literature Review

Abdah Hrfi 
1   Division of Pediatric Cardiology, King Faisal Heart Institute, Non-Invasive cardiac Imaging Unit, MBC-16, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, PO Box 3354, 11211, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2   Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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Maha Binfadel
1   Division of Pediatric Cardiology, King Faisal Heart Institute, Non-Invasive cardiac Imaging Unit, MBC-16, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, PO Box 3354, 11211, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abdullah Al Sehly
1   Division of Pediatric Cardiology, King Faisal Heart Institute, Non-Invasive cardiac Imaging Unit, MBC-16, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, PO Box 3354, 11211, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
3   Faculty of Medicine, Al Faisal University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abstract

The ductus arteriosus (DA) is a vascular shunt between the main pulmonary artery and the proximal descending aorta, allowing the oxygenated blood from the placenta to bypass the fetal pulmonary circulation and supply oxygen-rich blood to the systemic circulation. Anomalies within the ductus arteriosus can compromise fetal circulation. Ductus arteriosus aneurysm (DAA) is a localized saccular or tubular dilation of the DA and is considered a rare lesion. However, many reports in the literature describe DAA in the infancy period, with limited reports describing the lesion prenatally. We diagnosed a case of ductus arteriosus aneurysm with mild hypoplasia of the transverse arch prenatally at a 37-week gestational age. Both resolved spontaneously in the third week of life without complication.

Keywords

Ductus arteriosus aneurysm - Prenatal - Fetal echocardiography


Publication History

Received: 27 October 2021

Accepted: 12 July 2022

Article published online:
04 May 2023

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